Scouting Reports
USA Hockey Announces National Under-17 Team
Posted on March 25, 2020
USA Hockey announced the 23 players selected to the National Under-17 team on Wednesday. The roster includes 13 forwards, eight defensemen and two goalies all of whom were born in 2004. “We’re thrilled about the bright, young talent that will make up our U17 roster next season,” said Kevin Reiter, director of player personnel for the…
OMHA Championship: Top 40
Posted on March 25, 2020
The Ontario Minor Hockey Association (OMHA) Midget AAA Championship Tournament is an annual tournament held between various divisional champions within the province. This year, it was held at the Quinte Sports and Wellness Center in Belleville, ON from March 6th – 8th. It featured the Southern Tier Admirals, Whitby Wolves, Niagara North Stars, Oshawa Generals,…
Adam Fantilli Signs USHL Tender with Chicago; Luca Fantilli Commits to Steel
Posted on March 25, 2020
The Chicago Steel tendered one of the top prospects in North America on Wednesday, inking Adam Fantilli to a USL tender agreement for the 2021-22 season. Adam’s brother, Michigan commit Luca Fantilli, also committed to the Steel after being drafted by the team in last year’s USHL Phase II Draft. The USHL tender process allows…
WHL: Seattle Thunderbirds Sign Defenseman Jeremy Hanzel
Posted on March 25, 2020
2003-born defenseman Jeremy Hanzel signed a WHL standard player agreement with the Seattle Thunderbirds on Tuesday; Seattle placed Hanzel on its protected list this past October. A B.C. native, Hanzel played 38 games for the Vancouver NE Chiefs in the BCMML this season and finished with 34 points (4 goals, 30 assists). “I have heard…
NCAA: Mercyhurst Adds Goalie Matt Lenz and More Commits
Posted on March 24, 2020
It was a big weekend for Mercyhurst on the recruiting trail. The Lakers added former Arizona State forward Carson Briere earlier in the weekend and then added a potential future goalie in Matt Lenz on Sunday. Lenz heads to Mercyhurst from the Steinbach Pistons in the MJHL. Lenz will have the opportunity to earn playing…
Cranbrook, BCHL Expansion Team, Hires Ryan Donald as Coach/GM
Posted on March 24, 2020
The Cranbrook Bucks, the newest franchise in the British Columbia Hockey League, announced the hiring of Ryan Donald as the head coach and general manager. Donald and the Bucks have come to an agreement on a four-year contract which will begin with the 2020-2021 season. “Ryan is an incredible hire for our club and is…
NCAA: Artyom Borshyov Decommits From Quinnipiac
Posted on March 23, 2020
Belarus native Artyom Borshyov has re-opened his recruitment and is currently being pursued by schools in Hockey East, the ECAC and Atlantic Hockey. A 6-foot-3 defenseman, Borshyov has played junior hockey primarily here in the U.S., with the exception of appearances for the Belarusian national team at the Under-18 World Junior Championships (he captained the…
NCAA: Carson Briere Commits to Mercyhurst
Posted on March 23, 2020
Former Arizona State forward Carson Briere committed to Mercyhurst over the weekend. Briere, whose father Daniel played 18 years in the NHL, was a redshirt freshman at Arizona State this season but was dismissed from the team in November (along with two other players) for a violation of team rules. After leaving ASU, Briere went…
NCAA DI All-League Analytics
Posted on March 22, 2020
At Neutral Zone our analytics department is constantly looking at the best ways to approach evaluations and rankings and using every resource available to ensure the highest level of accuracy. One area we have been focusing on has been the NCAA Recruiting Class Rankings and CHL Draft Class Rankings. Here we will be taking a…
CSSHL Bantam Championship: Top 85
Posted on March 21, 2020
CSSHL CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT FROM PENTICTON BC On Tuesday March 10 the 15 teams that make up the CSSHL Bantam division converged on Penticton BC to battle for supremacy. Many great WHL/NCAA future prospects competed at this great event and Neutral Zone Scouting was in attendance. Unfortunately due to the health precautions currently encompassing everyone at…
