Caleb Heil becomes first UND goalie selected in NHL Draft since 2016

Schlossman: How Dane Jackson became sold on Keaton Verhoeff coming to college at age 17

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, had accelerated his education and could play college hockey in 2025-26. Simpson thought UND could try to recruit Verhoeff to fill the void left by Caleb MacDonald, who signed with the Columbus Blue Jackets after his sophomore season. But Jackson initially had reser…

Caleb Heil becomes first UND goalie selected in NHL Draft since 2016

GRAND FORKS — Caleb Heil didn't center his weekend around following the NHL Draft. He traveled from his home in Victoria, Minn., to Duluth to watch his 14-year-old sister, Elin, play in a soccer tournament. Heil was standing on the sidelines when he got a call from his advisor. "I asked him if he had heard anything," Heil said. "He said he got a tip that good news could be coming. Literally, 30 seconds later, I got a call from J.P. Cote in Tampa…