Scouting Reports
CJHL Top Prospects Game
Posted on February 26, 2020
Every year the CJHL hosts a Top Prospects game to support the best NHL Draft eligible prospects across the different leagues in the CJHL. This year the host was Hamilton, ON where the game was played just two days before the CHL Top Prospects game was to be played which presented a nice opportunity for…
U15: NAPHL Playoffs: Top 45
Posted on February 25, 2020
NAPHL U15 Dixon Cup Playoffs were played the weekend of February 14-16 in Rochester Hills, Michigan at the ONYX arena. It was great hockey all weekend as some games went into overtime and evenly contested games were on display. In the semifinal matchup Carshield got revenge from one day earlier and beat Thunder Bay 5-2….
NCAA: Providence Lands Goalie Jaxson Stauber
Posted on February 25, 2020
Michael Lackey has been a workhorse for Providence this season, starting every single game for the Friars and playing all but 37 minutes this season. Earlier this month, the Friars made a move to replace the graduate student next season when they committed former Minnesota State goalie Jaxson Stauber, who we have rated as 4-stars….
U14: Long Island Royals; Boston Jr. Eagles; Providence Hockey Club; Seacoast Performance Academy
Posted on February 24, 2020
Neutral Zone spent two days in Exeter, NH covering the Seacoast Performance Academy Bantam Invitational. We have two other reports posted from the event that covers Shattuck St. Mary’s, Long Island Royals, Boston Advantage and Seacoast. This report mainly covers the Boston Jr. Eagles and the Providence HC. There are a few others from Long…
NAPHL U16 Dixon Cup Playoffs: Top 70
Posted on February 23, 2020
NAPHL U16 Dixon Cup Playoffs were played in Troy, Michigan for the weekend of February 14-16. It was an exciting weekend with high scoring games and games that went into overtime. In the semifinal games were Gentry defeating Meijer a 6-3 with two goals scored with an empty net. In the other game saw Florida…
U14: Boston Advantage vs Long Island Royals and Shattuck vs Seacoast Academy
Posted on February 21, 2020
We posted a report this morning after the Shattuck St. Mary’s vs. Long Island game. That report contained 17 players and we saw those teams again tonight. Both teams won easily and unless we saw someone new who stood out or someone did something extraordinary, we have covered these teams pretty well for now. Below…
U14: Shattuck St. Mary’s vs. Long Island Royals
Posted on February 21, 2020
Neutral Zone plans to watch several of the top Bantam teams in the US this weekend at the Seacoast Performance Academy U14 Invitational Showcase. The first game on Friday started at 1:10 and the next the next one begins at 5:30. We wanted to get some information up on the first game as we had…
North Shore Hockey Academy Announces Launch for 2020-21
Posted on February 20, 2020
The North Suburban Wings program announced on Wednesday that they are launching the North Shore Hockey Academy out of their home at the Essex Sports Center in Middleton, Mass. The Wings, which are owned by Chris Nagy, took over the lease at the Essex Sports Center last summer. “I feel like I have a good…
NOJHL: Espanola Express at Soo Eagles
Posted on February 20, 2020
Wednesday February 19: Espanola Express at Soo Eagles (NOJHL) The Soo Eagles came out ready to play hockey as they dominated the game early and often as they took a 1-0 lead with George Orfanos scoring a pretty backhand goal, going top shelf in tight. The Express had a tough time getting their game going…
Minnesota High School ‘AA’ Section Preview and Predictions
Posted on February 20, 2020
Last year the Neutral Zone predicted 5 of 8 Section ‘AA’ winners correctly including a big upset in Section 1AA with Lakeville South making their way to play at the Excel Center! This year is going to prove a difficult challenge to top those results as it’s a deep group of teams with great parity. …
