Scouting Reports
NAHL Goalie Report
Posted on December 26, 2020
NAHL Goalie Report; 12/17 Weekend Graham Burke #32 (G, L, 5’11”, 145, Lone Star Brahmas, 01/29/2001) – Good to see Graham Burke come up with a big performance in his lone start this weekend. The Wilmington, DE, native has stumbled a bit as of late, after an ultra-hot start. He has lost some time in…
Transfers, Trades and Transactions: A Study of Player Movement in Junior Hockey
Posted on December 24, 2020
December 16th marked the NCAA Football Early Signing Day in the US; which is the day where nearly all of the blue-chip prospects from around the country pick the college of their choice. Some do it next to friends and family and others do it in an elaborate way. The most common approach is placing…
BC Adds Flyers Draft Pick For Second Semester
Posted on December 23, 2020
Boston College will add Yale defenseman Jack St. Ivany for the second semester. St. Ivany is a third-round pick of the Philadelphia Flyers and transferred to BC after Yale’s season was canceled due to the Ivy League dropping winter sports for 2020-21. St. Ivany is a California native who will be an important add on…
Modifications to Schedules Across the CHL
Posted on December 23, 2020
Earlier this week, the QMJHL announced that the schedule has been paused until the middle of January, when it’s possible the league returns in a pod format. Four cities will likely host games from Jan. 22-24. There will be more pod games beginning on Jan. 29. Additionally, the OHL announced this week that their regular-season…
QMJHL Announces Playoff Modifications
Posted on December 23, 2020
The QMJHL announced today that all 18 teams will qualify for the postseason due to the scheduling impacts created by the COVID-19 pandemic. Realizing that teams will play an uneven number of games, the league will use points percentage to determine standings along with qualifying every team for the postseason. The league said that the…
December 19th 2020: Quinte Red Devils Minor Midget Scrimmage
Posted on December 23, 2020
On Saturday December 19th Neutral Zone was invited to attend a control scrimmage hosted by the Quinte Red Devils Minor Midget Hockey Club. Our thanks to Quinte coach Tyler Longo for making the effort to let us know he was running this event and for making rosters available for us. The event began with a…
USHL Goalie Report 12/18-12/19
Posted on December 22, 2020
It was a busy weekend in the USHL that showcased 12 games and allowed Neutral Zone goalie scouts to watch the progression of goalies from the beginning of the year, and get some looks on some new faces. It was an exciting weekend of hockey in the USHL, and below are the top goalies from…
U15: Chicago Mission vs Detroit Little Caesars (Two Games, 52 player mentions)
Posted on December 22, 2020
Chicago Mission and the Detroit Little Caesars U15 AAA teams played two games on Friday, December 18, 2020 at the Ice Box in South Bend, Indiana. This is the fourth and fifth meeting of the season between these two teams. Mission having won the three previous games in early November by the scores of 5-2, 3-1…
USHL: Tri City vs Omaha
Posted on December 22, 2020
Neutral Zone watched the Tri-City Storm took on the Omaha Lancers this past Saturday night, December 19th. The Storm started the game strong, forechecking aggressively and pressuring the Lancers into turnovers, which led to some quality scoring chances for Tri-City. Just eight minutes into the game Tri-City capitalized on one of these turnovers and took…
U16: Milwaukee Jr Admirals vs Green Bay Jr Gamblers
Posted on December 21, 2020
Milwaukee Jr Admirals and the Northeast Wisconsin Jr Gamblers U16 AAA teams played a two game, home and home, series on the weekend of 12/12/20 & 12/13/20. This is the first meeting of the season between these two teams. The two teams would split the home and home, each team winning at home. Saturday’s score…
