Scouting Reports
Battle of the Border: Top 75
Posted on November 19, 2019
Windsor, Ontario – November 8-10, 2019 The Battle of the Borders is in its 6th year and is hosted in Windsor at the WFCU which is home to the Windsor Spitfires. Six American U15 teams faced off against six Canadian rivals and players were exposed to what they can expect if they choose the Ontario…
EHL November Showcase: Top 40
Posted on November 19, 2019
Neutral Zone was on hand in Haverhill, MA for the EHL November Showcase. Showcase brought all teams to one location with players ranging from 1999 to 2001. There are 27 new players to NZ featured in this report. We will be covering the EHL all season and all players did well to make this report….
T1EHL U16 Showcase; Detroit: Top 60
Posted on November 17, 2019
Neutral Zone was on hand in Detroit, Michigan for the Tier I Elite Hockey League 16U Showcase. Aside from some of the Midwest T1EHL clubs, some visiting teams from the East coast were on hand to compete and it proved a nice opportunity for our Midwest US scouts to see some teams and players they…
NLI Signing Notebook: Wisconsin Signs Slew on Day 1
Posted on November 15, 2019
Some players across the country began signing National Letters of Intent this past Wednesday, locking in their commitments with schools for the upcoming season. We say “some players,” because as Neutral Zone scouting director Brendan Collins pointed out on Twitter yesterday, “nearly 100 verbally committed NLI eligible prospects didn’t receive their paperwork yesterday on signing…
WNY Regional Qualifier U16
Posted on November 15, 2019
Neutral Zone was at some of the recent WNY Qualifier for the U16’s and took a quick look. It was a long, brutal weekend for the players having to play in five games over the course of three days. In the end, it was the USA 3rd ranked Tier 1 team; Buffalo Jr. Sabres U16…
Minnesota High School Elite League IIT Top 45
Posted on November 14, 2019
The Minnesota High School Elite League hosted their inaugural tournament that pitted two All Star teams from the Minnesota Elite League hosting an array of teams from North America. Shattuck St. Mary’s Prep came rolling into town along with Team Michigan, Culver Academy, Stanstead College, Chicago Mission U18 and Northwood Prep. Shattuck Prep looked unbeatable…
Interview: Henry Molson On His Commitment to Colby
Posted on November 13, 2019
Colby College recently received a commitment from Taft forward Henry Molson, who is a Quebec native but also spends a lot of time in the summer in the Maine area. Molson will enter his second year at Taft this upcoming season; last year, in his first year with the program, he recorded 12 points (5…
Bantam Eastern Exposure Cup: Top 60
Posted on November 13, 2019
Neutral Zone spent a few days bouncing from rink to rink as we continue to identify and evaluate the 2005 age group. This time we attended the Eastern Exposure Cup run by Matt Miles and the Eastern Exposure Hockey Group. The 2005 group played games at several NH Prep schools as well as Plymouth St….
NLI Primer: Signing Period Begins Wednesday (Nov. 13)
Posted on November 12, 2019
The National Letter of Intent signing period for men’s and women’s hockey begins on Wednesday (Nov. 13). Verbal commitments across the country will be putting their money where their mouth is — literally — as schools and players lock themselves into agreements and put their commitments on paper. The NLI — which is separate from…
USHL Showcase U18: Top 75
Posted on November 12, 2019
The Mature 18Us Rise to the Top at USHL Fall Classic The annual Pittsburgh-based event put on by the USHL not only serves as a kickoff to the USHL regular season but it also serves as a great opportunity for the country’s top youth players to show what they can do against top competition. In…
