Scouting Reports
NCDC: Syracuse Stars at Rochester Monarchs
Posted on March 6, 2019
NCDC; Sunday, March 3, 2019; Syracuse Stars (2) @ Rochester Monarchs (3) This past weekend the Syracuse Stars went on the road to play the Rochester Monarchs at the Rochester Ice Center in New York. The Stars won the first game on Saturday 4-2, but were then defeated the next night 3-2. In Sunday’s game…
Minnesota High School ‘A’ State Tournament Preview
Posted on March 6, 2019
As one of the two state tournaments, the ‘A’ State Tournament displays smaller towns with the opportunity of calling themselves the State Champions of Minnesota High School Hockey. The tournament is based on enrollment of school size and these teams are out to prove that hockey isn’t based upon numbers but shier will. This is…
Goalie Report Two: SJHL, NAHL, AJHL, BCHL: Top 125
Posted on March 5, 2019
Below is a series of reports from single games from our goalie scouts. They include games from the middle of the junior season. Goalies from the SJHL, NAHL, AJHL and BCHL are the focus of this report. They are sorted game by game and each league is followed by our goalie rankings by birth year….
Minnesota HS AA Sectional Finals Recaps
Posted on March 5, 2019
As all attention moves to one of the top hockey events in the United States, the Minnesota High School State Tournament this week in St. Paul, MN; Neutral Zone scouts recap the AA Sectional Finals games to give some background heading into the tournament. #4 (Seed) Lakeville South defeats rival #2 (Seed) Lakeville North…
Brenden Datema Commits to Michigan Tech University
Posted on March 5, 2019
Brenden Datema has committed to Michigan Tech University for the 2019-2020 season. A goal scoring defenseman, Brenden is able to generate a lot of scoring chances from the blue line. He has also been noted for his strength and toughness. He earned at “A” grade from our scouts at the NAHL Showcase. One of the…
Zach Urdahl Commits to University of Wisconsin
Posted on March 5, 2019
Zach Urdahl has announced his commitment to the University of Wisconsin, and is set to roster for the 2021-2022 season. NZ has described Zach as an incredibly athletic player with a strong skating stride. He has the foundation to become a promising hockey player and showed great upside when scouted. Read more about what our…
Dartmouth Voyageurs (2) @ Basin Armada (3)
Posted on March 5, 2019
Neutral Zone attended a NSMMAAAHL regular season game at the BMO Center in Bedford, Nova Scotia between the Basin Armada and the Dartmouth Voyageurs on February 23, 2019. Despite being outshot 29-13 and getting into a fair bit of penalty trouble the Armada managed to squeak out a 3-2 victory in overtime improving to 22-7 on…
Canada Winter Games: Top 50
Posted on March 1, 2019
Last week we in attendance to take in the 2019 Canada Winter Games played in Red Deer, Alberta. From February 16 to February 22 our scouts were entertained we evaluated players from each Canadian province and territory. Quebec went on to take home the gold in an overtime thriller against Ontario. Alberta would be awarded…
MN High School Playoffs – #7 Shakopee @ #2 Chaska
Posted on March 1, 2019
MN High School Playoffs – Section 2AA. #7 Shakopee @ #2 Chaska A great crowd for this game as Chaska beat Shakopee 8-3 which was not quite as exciting as one would hope for a playoff game. The first period was a little back and forth until Chaska picked up a couple of real nice…
