Scouting Reports

Beniers Flips Commitment From Harvard to Michigan

Posted on August 13, 2020

U.S. NTDP forward Matthew Beniers announced this week that he has flipped his commitment from Harvard to Michigan for the upcoming season. A native of Hingham, Mass., Beniers was slated to head to the Crimson this fall. Harvard has seen an exodus in recent weeks with several players signing pro contracts and another top recruit,…

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Merrimack Recruit Hillier Opts for BCHL

Posted on August 13, 2020

Merrimack recruit Mark Hillier has opted to play a season in the BCHL, committing to the Surrey Eagles for the 2020-21 season. Hillier, who set the scoring record at St. Andrew’s in Ontario last season, was slated to be a freshman at Merrimack this upcoming season. With COVID-19 creating uncertainty in all of college sports, there have…

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2020 Senior Battle of Boston: Top 180

Posted on August 13, 2020

Neutral Zone was fortunate to be in attendance for the 2020 Senior Battle of Boston taking place July 23-26. This 44 team tournament looked a little different from years past as it was moved to Connecticut in light of COVID-19, but make no mistake there was lots of talent throughout the weekend. The age of…

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Ivy Shootout: Princeton, NJ. Top 85

Posted on August 13, 2020

Neutral Zone sent a scout to evaluate the Ivy League Shootout/First Contact Camp in the Princeton, NJ area. College coaches, parents and other evaluators were not allowed in the rink. We watched two days of hockey most of which was played four on four because of NJ COVID restrictions. The Ice Land rink is the…

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Harvard Loses Fourth Player To Pros

Posted on August 11, 2020

Harvard defenseman Reilly Walsh has signed a three-year entry-level contract with the New Jersey Devils. Walsh becomes the fourth member of the Crimson in recent weeks to sign a pro contract, as there is growing concern college hockey, and particularly Harvard and some other Ivy League schools, may not play hockey this fall. Walsh’s deal…

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Buffalo Jr. Sabres Taking One-Year Leave

Posted on August 11, 2020

The Ontario Junior Hockey League and the Buffalo Jr. Sabres Hockey Club jointly announced that the club will be taking a one-year leave of absence from the league due to issues related to border travel with COVID-19. The team and the league have been in communication for a number of weeks as the situation of travel…

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OJHL Looking To Expand

Posted on August 11, 2020

The Ontario Junior Hockey League announced that the league is conducting an expansion program to identify and award up to two new franchise teams. The program provides the opportunity for qualified new ownership groups to apply to the OJHL as a new expansion team to operate within the geographical boundaries of the Ontario Hockey Association….

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Ankle Injuries with Dr. Abene.

Posted on August 7, 2020

Dr. Abene is a board certified Orthopaedic Surgeon. He did his Sports Medicine Fellowship at Stanford where he worked directly with the head team physicians for the San Francisco 49ers and Giants. He is currently the head team physician for the San Jose Sharks AHL affiliate, the San Jose Barracuda. He is also a volunteer…

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Marshall Added to Army’s Coaching Staff

Posted on August 6, 2020

Army announced the hiring of Manhattanville head coach Arlen Marshall as its new assistant on staff under Brian Riley. Marshall comes Army after coaching at Manhattanville, his alma mater, since 2006, and he’s been the head coach there since 2012..  “We are very excited to add Arlen to our coaching staff,” said head coach Rily. He…

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OHL, WHL Plan December Starts

Posted on August 6, 2020

The OHL and WHL have announced plans to restart their seasons this December. The WHL announced a start date of Dec. 4 and the OHL said it plans to return to action on Dec. 1. The WHL said it remains committed to playing a full Regular Season schedule of 68 games, followed by four rounds…

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