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Keaton Verhoeff Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Defense DOB: 2008-06-19 Country: Canada
2026 · Round 1, Pick #9  ·  San Jose Sharks San Jose Sharks
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NCAA Division I

NCAA D3 / D2

Career Trajectory
Dashed = raw PPG  ·  ■ Solid blue = age-adjusted NCAAe-PPG  ·  ■ Green = actual college PPG
Junior Seasons
Season Team League GP G A Pts PPG NCAAe-PPG Age-Adj D3e-PPG Age-Adj
2023-24 Victoria Royals WHL 12 0 2 2 0.167 0.0811 0.0937 0.4090 0.4724
2024-25 Victoria Royals WHL 63 21 24 45 0.714 0.3475 0.3828 1.7527 1.9307
■ Blue = NCAAe (D1 anchor)   ■ Green = D3e (D3 anchor)   COVID-flagged seasons highlighted in yellow
College Seasons (Historical)
Season School Div Conference Year GP G A Pts PPG
2025-26 North Dakota D1 NCHC FR 36 6 14 20 0.556
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.25
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.56
2025-26 · North Dakota
+120.3% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

20%
NCAA D1
2%
NCAA D2/D3
22%
Age-Out / Club
52%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#5020
Defenseman overall
#335
Defenseman born in 2008
#817
in WHL

D1 Comparables

Charles Manley
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.50 PPG
→ RPI (0.08 D1 FR PPG)
0.33 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Brandon Fortunato
NTDP-U18 · 2012-13 · 0.38 PPG
→ Boston University (0.44 D1 FR PPG)
0.29 Strong D
NCAAe PPG
Jack Glover
NTDP-U18 · 2012-13 · 0.36 PPG
→ Minnesota (0.14 D1 FR PPG)
0.27 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Keegan Ford
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.37 PPG
→ Wisconsin (0.17 D1 FR PPG)
0.24 Average D
NCAAe PPG
Mark Friedman
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.55 PPG
→ Bowling Green (0.49 D1 FR PPG)
0.35 Strong D
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Brycon Johnson
Bryn Athyn · 2014-15
0.778 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Zach Tarantino
UMass Dartmouth · 2017-18
0.667 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Justin Fox
Salem State · 2005-06
1.429 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG

How to read this: NCAAe and D3e factors convert a player's junior PPG into expected NCAA scoring at the D1 or D3 level. Harder conferences → lower projected PPG for the same player. A strong junior player (e.g. USHL 0.90 PPG) will project much higher in NESCAC than Big Ten because the D3 scoring environment is lower-difficulty.

Strength factor: conferences above 1.0 are harder than average; below 1.0 are easier. The formula is: Base NCAAe PPG ÷ Conference Strength = Projected PPG.