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Originally Posted by Sandman
For U-18 defensemen in the NCAA, Keaton Verhoeff currently holds the 14th-best ppg ALL-TIME (0.67 ppg), just behind Zach Werenski (0.71 ppg).
That mark is is the third-best ppg for a U-18 defenseman since the 1988-89 season. Of course, there's plenty of hockey remaining in the season, and he could still drop in production...
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Hockey was different back in the late 80’s and early 90’s as well. To put Verhoeff’s accomplishment in forward terms, McKenna is far behind Paul Kariya’s 2.56 PPG pace in Kariya’s draft year in the NCAA. Incredible stuff to be the best offensive dman (so far) in the last 36 years in the NCAA. To be doing it in a year where allegedly the talent pool has increased so much as to be the explanation why McKenna is behind a number of forwards in recent times is all the more incredible.
Really hope the Flames get Verhoeff.