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Victoria, B.C. – The Victoria Royals are pleased to announce the signing of 2002-born Swiss forward Keanu Derungs to a Western Hockey League Standard Player Agreement.

A product of Ilanz, Switzerland, Derungs was chosen by the Royals with the 28th overall selection in the 2019 Canadian Hockey League (CHL) Import Draft in June.

The 5-foot-11, 168-pound winger spent the majority of last season in the U-20 Elit League, Switzerland’s top junior league, with the EHC Kloten Under-20 team. In 34 contests with the club, Derungs recorded 14 points (5G-9A) and 57 penalty minutes. He also played for EHC Kloten’s Under-17 team of the U-17 Elit League and registered 23 points (14G-9A) and 18 minutes in penalties in just 11 games.

“Keanu is a smart, skilled young player with good puck skills and the ability to finish,” Cameron Hope, Royals’ President and General Manager said. “He has played well while representing Switzerland in international tournaments and he should adapt well to our league.”

Throughout multiple international tournaments this past season, Derungs suited up in 16 games for Switzerland’s Under-17 team and collected nine points (3G-6A).

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2019-20 Victoria Royals Players By Nationality

American: 2 (Alex Bolshakov & Brock Gould)

Canadian: 20 (Nolan Bentham, Graeme Bryks, Brandon Cutler, Logan Doust, River Fahey, Shane Farkas, Tarun Fizer, Riley Gannon, Sean Gulka, Carson Golder, Gary Haden, Jacob Herauf, Nolan Jones, Noah Lamb, Carson Miller, Kaid Oliver, Mitch Prowse, Matthew Smith, Will Warm & Ty Yoder)

Swiss: 1 (Keanu Derungs)

Danish: 1 (Phillip Schultz)

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2022 IIHF World Juniors Switzerland Roster

Wingers

#8 Joshua Fahrni (S.V. Bern/Thun)

#9 Attilio Biasca (Halifax Mooseheads/Zug)

#12 Dario Allenspach (E.V. Zug/Herisau)

#13 Valentin Hofer (E.V. Zug/Zug)

#14 Joel Henry (H.V.K. Löwen/Oberthurgau)

#15 Louis Robin (Rimouski Océanic/Yverdon-Les-Bains)

#18 Ray Fust (Sioux Falls Stampede/Bellinzona)

#26 Lian Garessus (E.H.C. Biel-Bienne/Porrentruy)

#36 Simon Knak (E.V. Davos/Zürich)

#96 Keanu Derungs (Victoria Royals/Ilanz)

Centers

#16 Christophe Cavalleri (Genève-Servette C.D.H./Geneva)

#19 Fabian Ritzmann (C.D.H. Ticino Razzi/Scuol)

#25 Marlon Graf (H.V.K. Löwen/Wettingen)

#93 Lorenzo Canonica (Shawinigan Cataractes/Lugano)

Defensemen

#4 Noah Delémont (E.H.C. Biel-Bienne/Biel-Bienne)

#5 Lian Bichsel (Leksands Idrottsförening/Wolfwil)

#7 Noah Meier (H.V.K. Löwen/Zürich)

#21 Maximilian Streule (Winnipeg Ice/Zürich)

#22 Vincent Despont (Saint John Sea Dogs/Lausanne)

#24 Brian Zanetti (Peterborough Petes/Lugano)

#44 Arno Nussbaumer (E.V. Zug Akademie/Seewen)

#54 Dario Sidler (E.V. Zug Akademie/Küssnacht Am Rigi)

Goalies

#1 Kevin Pasche (Omaha Lancers/Lausanne)

#29 Noah Patenaude (Saint John Sea Dogs/Neuchâtel)

#30 Loic Galley (C.D.H. Fribourg-Gottéron E20/ Glâne)

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2021 IIHF World Juniors Switzerland Roster

Wingers

#5 Jérémie Bärtschi (E.H.C. Biel-Bienne U20/Biel)

#9 Ray Fust (Chilliwack Chiefs/Langnau)

#15 Ronny Dähler (S.C. Bern U20/Schallenberg)

#19 Attilio Biasca (E.V. Zug Akademie/Zug)

#21 Stefano Bottini (Penticton Vees/Lugano)

#24 Dario Allenspach (E.V. Zug Akademie/Herisau)

#33 Valentin Hofer (E.V. Zug Akademie/Zug)

#36 Simon Knak (Portland Winterhawks/Kloten)

#45 Lionel Marchand (Timrå I.K. J20/Küssnacht)

#72 Gaétan Jobin (H.C. Fribourg-Gottéron/Fribourg)

#96 Keanu Derungs (E.V. Zug Akademie/Kloten)

Centers

#7 Mika Burkhalter (S.C. Bern U20/Bern)

#28 Elvis Schlaepfer (E.H.C. Biel-Bienne/Zunzgen)

#41 Joel Salzgeber (S.C.L. Tiger/Raron)

#93 Lorenzo Canonica (Shawinigan Cataractes/Lugano)

Defensemen

#13 Brian Zanetti (Peterborough Petes/Lugano)

#14 Noah Delémont (E.H.C. Biel-Bienne/Biel)

#16 Alessandro Villa (H.C. Lugano U20/Lugano)

#17 Cédric Fiedler (Western Michigan University Broncos/Aarau)

#18 Iñaki Baragano (Lausanne H.C. U20/Yverdon-Les-Bains)

#22 Nathan Vouardoux (Lausanne H.C. U20/Sierre)

#55 Giancarlo Chanton (S.C.L. Tiger/Laufen)

#76 Noah Meier (G.C.K. Löwen/Zürich)

#86 Rocco Pezzullo (H.C. Ambrì-Piotta/Ambrì)

#92 Bastian Guggenheim (S.C.L. Tiger/Bern)

Goalies

#20 Andri Henauer (S.C. Bern U20/Bern)

#29 Thibault Fatton (H.C. Lugano U20/La Chaux-De-Fonds)

#30 Noah Patenaude (Saint John Sea Dogs/Neuchâtel)

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2019-20 Victoria Royals Roster

Wingers

#18 Tarun Fizer (Chestermere, Alberta)

#19 River Fahey (Campbell River, British Columbia)

#20 Ty Yoder (Tofield, Alberta)

#21 Alex Bolshakov (Snoqualmie, Washington)

#22 Keanu Derungs (Kloten, Switzerland)

#27 Phillip Schultz (Rodovre, Denmark)

#28 Riley Gannon (Nanaimo, British Columbia)

#29 Brandon Cutler (Spruce Grove, Alberta)

Centers

#10 Logan Doust (North Vancouver, British Columbia)

#16 Carson Miller (Yorkton, Saskatchewan)

#17 Sean Gulka (Langley, British Columbia)

#23 Gary Haden (Airdrie, Alberta)

#26 Graeme Bryks (Edmonton, Alberta)

#34 Kaid Oliver (White Rock, British Columbia)

Defensemen

#2 Jacob Herauf (Sherwood Park, Alberta)

#4 Will Warm (Whistler, British Columbia)

#5 Mitch Prowse (Kelowna, British Columbia)

#7 Noah Lamb (Camrose, Alberta)

#8 Nolan Bentham (Victoria, British Columbia)

#9 Matthew Smith (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan)

#15 Nolan Jones (Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan)

#24 Carson Golder (Terrace, British Columbia)

Goalies

#1 Shane Farkas (Penticton, British Columbia)

#33 Brock Gould (Colorado Springs, Colorado)