NHL/NCAA/CHL/Junior coaches and scouts have asked us at Neutral Zone to give them an idea of what we will be covering this month. Most of these tournaments will have reports after the tournament concludes, however, we ask for some patience as several events have multiple scouts in attendance so it takes time to put together their notes and make one consensus report. We will also be attending other events that are not listed below but those will be on a more game-to-game schedule and week-to-week schedule. Below is just a list of tournaments that we are committed to covering.
Red indicates events where we have multiple scouts in attendance
Bold indicates tournaments where the Director of Scouting will be in attendance
September
2-5 Massachusetts Elite Labor Day Showcase (Foxborough, MA)
2-5 ECC Cup Labor Day (Canton, MA; Salem, NH)
2-4 Niagara Labor Day Tournament Minor Midget & Bantam (Niagara Falls, ON)
3-5 Chicago Mission Showcase U15/U16 (Woodbridge, IL)
3-5 CCHL Labor Day Showcase (Kanata, ON)
3-5 HEO Showcase (Kanata, ON)
8-10 USHL Fall Classic (Omaha, NE)
9-11 GOJHL Showcase (London, ON)
9-10 AYHL Fall Classic U16 (Newington, CT) (only covered part of it)
9-11 Motor City Cup U16/U18 (Detroit, MI)
9-11 Kitchener Early Bird Tournament (Kitchener, ON)
9-11 Superseires AAA U14 (Boston, MA)
9-13 Toronto Titans Tournament Minor Midget (Toronto, ON)
15-17 USHL Fall Classic (Cranberry, PA)
16-18 Tier 1 Divisional U14/U16/U18 (Pittsburgh, PA)
16-18 Minnesota HP Tier 1 (Duluth, MN)
16-18 Minnesota HP Tier 1 14 (Minneapolis, MN)
17-18 Upper Midwest Elite League (Grand Rapids, MN)
21-24 NAHL Showcase (Blaine, MN)
21-25 BCHL Showcase (Chilliwack, BC)
22 All American Prospects Game (Philadelphia, PA)
22-26 Boston Jr. Bruins Shootout (Marlborough, MA)
23-25 Alliance Bantam Showcase (Belle River, ON)
23-25 EHL Showcase (Bedford, MA)
23-25 Upper Midwest Elite League (Blaine, MN)
23-25 Alliance Minor Midget Showcase (St. Mary’s, ON)
23-25 Minnesota HP Tier 1 14 (Sartell, MN)
24-25 Chicago Mission Showcase HPHL U14 (Chicago, IL)
25-28 SJHL Showcase (Saskatoon, SK)
26-28 OJHL Governors Cup (Buffalo, NY)
29-1 AJHL Showcase (Camrose, AB)
30-2 ECEL Fall Challenge (Hingham, MA)
***Important Upcoming Dates
Star Ratings and player evaluations will be updated throughout the month of October.
- Mid October – Updating player profiles to reflect new teams, changes in height and weight, etc.
- October 17: National/Regional Ranking Update for 1996’s
- October 18: National/Regional Ranking Update for 1997’s
- October 19: National/Regional Ranking Update for 1998’s
- October 20: National/Regional Ranking Update for 1999’s
- October 21: National/Regional Ranking Update for 2000’s
- October 22: National/Regional Ranking Update for 2001’s *US Players Only
- October 23: National/Regional Ranking Update for 2002’s **Preliminary List/ US Players Only
*We will have an Ontario Top 300 List for Minor Midgets Updated after the Toronto Marlies Tournament in late December which will be a separate list
**We will have an Ontario Top 100 Bantams later in the winter as a preview for OHL clubs to get a head start on younger prospects.
