Scouting Reports
Avon Old Farms Christmas Classic: Top 100
Posted on January 31, 2020
Neutral Zone attended the Avon Old Farms Christmas Classic right before Christmas. Eight teams played for the championship: Kent, Tabor, Gunnery, Berkshire, St. Paul’s, Loomis, Trinity-Pawling and Avon. Kent School took the title over Gunnery as Matthew Perryman scored the ultimate game winner unassisted. We saw each team play at least two full games and…
NCAA: Colorado College Commits McKown; Denver Adds Buium For 2021
Posted on January 30, 2020
Colorado College picked up a big piece late in the game for 2020. The Tigers committed Hunter McKown, a 4.25-star forward out of the U.S. NTDP. In 47 games this season, the Missouri native has 10 points (all assists). “He’s light on his feet, has speed and has improved his play with the puck,” said…
OJHL: Milton at Buffalo; Stouffville at Buffalo
Posted on January 30, 2020
Wednesday January 15: Milton Menace at Buffalo Jr. Sabres (OJHL) The Milton Menace fought back from a 3-0 deficit in the 1st period to force overtime in OJHL action Wednesday evening in Buffalo only to have Sabre forward Nate Berke bury a wicked wrister for the win and the extra point. Trailing 4-2 going into…
Georgia Planning New $34M Rink For Club Team
Posted on January 27, 2020
The University of Georgia club hockey team, which draws around 2,000 fans per game, will soon be playing in a new 5,500-seat arena located just next to the university’s North Campus, according to a report from RedandBlack.com. Georgia currently plays in the South Eastern Collegiate Hockey Conference. This past July, the Athens-Clarke County mayor and…
WSHL's Oklahoma City Blazers Get New Ownership
Posted on January 27, 2020
The Oklahoma City Blazers of the Western States Hockey League announced on Monday that they are under new permanent ownership. Jake Runey has taken over the team from the WSHL, which was forced to take ownership of the franchise after the former owner relinquished the franchise back to the league. “This is a great opportunity…
NCDC Winter Showcase: Top 50
Posted on January 27, 2020
Neutral Zone attended the NCDC Winter Showcase at the New England Sports Center. Other Divisions of the USPHL played as well but we primarily focused on the highest division; the NCDC. We saw each team play at least once and below were players that stood out when we watched. Players did well to make this…
NCAA: Army, Maine Add Big 2020 Pieces, Bentley Adds One for 2021
Posted on January 25, 2020
The Michigan Wolverines diipped into the New England Prep ranks last week, committing 2002-born defenseman Luca Fanitilli out of Kimball Union for 2021. Fantilli, a 3.5-star defender who is originally from Ontario, is currently in his first season with KUA after spending last season in the GTHL with the Toronto Titans and in the OJHL…
MN HS: Minnetonka vs. Eden Prairie
Posted on January 24, 2020
Eden Prairie hosted Minnetonka in a big Lake Conference matchup that could have ramifications on who may win the Conference down the road. Between the two teams you had 6 division 1 commitments along with other players who will become Division 1 players down the road. Eden Prairie was without one of their top 6…
MN HS: Warroad vs. Roseau
Posted on January 23, 2020
For those of you who aren’t highly familiar with Minnesota High School hockey, all you need to know is that these teams don’t care for each other. The Roseau/Warroad rivalry is the biggest in Minnesota High School hockey in most people’s eyes. The two small towns are located nearly 21 miles away from each other…
Mass HS Report 1: Top 230
Posted on January 22, 2020
Talent Runs Deep in Mass HS in 2019-20 This is our second season providing comprehensive coverage of Mass HS and we have added more scouts since last season and seen 25+ games in just over a month. We’ve profiled all of those with recaps on our site, but our main goal in watching these games…
