Scouting Reports

USHL: Youngstown Phantoms vs Chicago Steel. 12 Players Evaluated

Posted on January 27, 2021

Neutral Zone watched on Sunday, January 24th, as the Youngstown Phantoms hosted the Chicago Steel in regular season action. The game was a back and forth affair that saw goals come in bunches on both sides. The first period was fairly even and tightly contested. The Phantoms looked to establish their forecheck and pressure in…

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MA High School: Austin Prep vs St Mary’s Lynn: Dirty Dozen

Posted on January 26, 2021

AUSTIN PREP V ST. MARY’S @ BREAKAWAY ICE RINK; JANUARY 23, 2021 @ 12:20PM NZ was in attendance for a and MIAA Catholic Conference matchup. Grades are for this game only. We will have a very large MIAA report out soon!! Austin Prep Joe Thibodeau #21 (F, R, 5’11”, 180, Austin Prep, 03/28/2002) – SR…

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USPHL U16: Springfield Pics vs Boston Advantage

Posted on January 26, 2021

On Saturday January 24th, the Springfield Pics hosted the Boston Advantage in an USPHL league matchup. The Pics were able to prevail in the game winning 3-1. Neutral Zone was in attendance and was able to identify seven players in the game that have significant upside.  Springfield Pics Coleson Hanrahan #6 (F, L, 5’7″, 141,…

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U15: Chicago Young Americans vs Shattuck-St Mary’s (3 games) Top 30

Posted on January 26, 2021

The Chicago Young Americans U15 AAA and the Shattuck-St. Mary’s Sabre U15 AAA teams played three-game series on the weekend of 01/22/21-01/24/21.  The games were played on the campus of SSM at the John R. Sumner Arena and the J.P. Parise Arena in Faribault, Minnesota.  This is the first meeting of the season between these…

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WHL: Seattle and Edmonton Trade Import Players

Posted on January 25, 2021

The on-ice season in the WHL still hasn’t started yet but the off-ice season is in full swing. The Seattle Thunderbirds and Edmonton Oil Kings completed a trade on Monday, swapping import players. The Oil Kings acquired defenseman Simon Kubicek from the Thunderbirds as well as a conditional pick in the 2023 WHL Draft, in…

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USPHL Premier: Richmond, Carolina, IHC, CT Rangers, Twin City. Top 30

Posted on January 24, 2021

Multi-Game: Neutral Zone attended (online viewing) multiple games for the USPHL-Premier league for the week of 01/18/21 to 01/24/21. The first game attended was The Richmond Generals vs the Carolina Jr Hurricanes on 01/18/21. The game got off to a crazy start as there were multiple ejections before the initial puck-drop. These two teams have…

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U14: CCM World Invitational Dallas: Top 50

Posted on January 23, 2021

200X85 had to reschedule their annual CCM World Invite that is usually held in Chicago because of COVID restrictions in Illinois.  The U14 AAA level moved to Dallas, Texas for the January 16th-January 18th, 2021 weekend.  All the games were played at the NYTEX Sports Centre in North Richland Hills, home of the Lone Star…

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WI High School: Hudson Raiders vs Madison Edgewood Crusaders

Posted on January 22, 2021

Neutral Zone was in Wisconsin for the WAHA Non-Conference contest between the Hudson Raiders and the Madison Edgewood Crusaders on January 16, 2021.  It was a good fast paced, evenly matched game until about halfway through the game when Madison Edgewood began to take the upper hand.  Madison Edgewood ultimately got the huge upset win,…

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Chaska Chanhassan U14AA vs Eden Prairie U14AA

Posted on January 21, 2021

It was an exciting game in Eden Prairie featuring two strong teams with plenty of talent that came down to the wire. Eden Prairie won the game 3-2 with Chaska-Chanhassen almost pulling off the comeback late in the 3rd period. It was a great game to scout as it featured a good amount of players…

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U16: Ohio Blue Jackets vs Phoenix Jr. Coyotes

Posted on January 21, 2021

1/18/21 – T1EHL Palm Beach Showcase U16 Ohio Blue Jackets (4) vs Phoenix Jr. Coyotes (5) Neutral Zone watched a T1EHL Palm Beach Showcase contest between the Ohio Blue Jackets and Phoenix Jr. Coyotes U16 teams. This was a fast-paced, high skill game played with a ton of intensity from both sides. Ohio jumped out…

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