Royals’ prize rookie blueliner Keaton Verhoeff scored the winning goal Monday as Victoria (11-5-3) beat the Blazers 3-1 in a Western Hockey League game.

North Dakota has landed two prized prospects from @victoriaroyals in defenseman Keaton Verhoeff and leading scorer Cole Reschny. Verhoeff is a legit stud, projected to go No. 2 in 2026 NHL Draft.

Jul. 1—GRAND FORKS — UND assistant coach Dillon Simpson first raised the idea to head coach Dane Jackson. Simpson said Keaton Verhoeff, a 16-year-old defenseman in the Western Hockey League ...

Steven Ellis: It’s been really fun watching Keaton Verhoeff this year. I got to talk to him at the under 17s and I said, “Hey, I noticed you were playing goalie a few years ago.” ...

Victoria Royals defenseman Keaton Verhoeff has committed to North Dakota, it was announced on Friday. A native of Fort Saskatchewan, AB, Verhoeff appeared in 63 regular season games for the Royals ...

The Victoria Royals’ defenceman of the future, Keaton Verhoeff, is going the Olympics. It’s only the Youth Winter Olympics for 15-to-18 year-olds — Jan. 19 to Feb. 1 in Gangwon, South Korea ...

Three U17 defensemen are on pace for over 50 points. U17 defensemen have taken the league by storm. Landon DuPont, Keaton Verhoeff and Ryan Lin have all surpassed the 35-point mark this season and ...

May 30—GRAND FORKS — UND has landed one of the top prospects in the 2026 NHL Draft. Defenseman Keaton Verhoeff, who could go in the top five, has given a verbal commitment to play for the ...

What happened last week has potential to be just as impactful. On Thursday night, Western Hockey League stars Cole Reschny and Keaton Verhoeff called UND head coach Dane Jackson back-to-back to ...

A broken thumb and a cast weren't going to stop me from bringing you some piping-hot, too-early takes on what the Top 10 in ...

Verhoeff may be the youngest player to ever suit up in a game at UND. Soon-to-be UND Hall of Famer Dave Hudson was 16 when he came to campus, but freshmen were ineligible in the 1960s, so he was ...