Scouting Reports

USHL: Waterloo vs Tri-City. Top 10

Posted on March 22, 2021

Neutral Zone evaluated a game between the Waterloo Black Hawks and Tri-City Storm which took place on Thursday, March 18th. The game was a back and forth affair that saw both teams score early and play with a high pace. The Storm opened the scoring early in the game after capitalizing on a turnover in…

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U16: Seacoast Spartans vs Rockets HC. Top 15

Posted on March 22, 2021

Seacoast Spartans (4) vs Rockets Hockey Club (5) SO; March 20 Neutral Zone observed a weekend battle between the Rockets Hockey Club and Seacoast Spartans u16 teams. This was game two of a three game series held in Tampa, Florida. It was a special teams battle as each team had double digit powerplay opportunities and…

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MN High School: Eastridge vs Cretin-Derham Hall

Posted on March 22, 2021

Eastridge Vs. Cretin-Derham Hall It was an exciting game between these two teams that featured some great saves, playmaking, and effort on both sides. It was a tight game all the way to the end with Cretin-Derham Hall scoring an empty netter to make the final 5-3. Below are the top players from the game…

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USPHL Premier: Hudson Havoc vs MN Moose; Fresno Monsters vs Caroina Jr. Hurricanes. Top 20

Posted on March 21, 2021

USPHL-PREMIER 03.14.21 & 03.18.21 Multi-Game: Neutral Zone Scouting attended (online) the USPHL-Premier game between the Hudson Havoc and the Minnesota Moose on March 14th, 2021. A must-win game for both teams to move on in the USPHL-Premier “nationals” did not disappoint. Emotions were flying high and it was evident. The Moose pulled out to a…

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NCDC Top 70 Rankings: 2001 Birth Year

Posted on March 20, 2021

The NCDC played most of its season in Florida as a result of COVID-19 shutting down hockey in much of the northeastern United States. We had scouts in Tampa as well as watching online and have rated over 150 prospects in this birth year in the NCDC. These are our top 70 prospects in the…

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USHL: Dubuque vs Green Bay

Posted on March 19, 2021

Neutral Zone evaluated a game between the Dubuque Fighting Saints and the Green Bay Gamblers, which took place on Tuesday, March 16th. The game started out evenly contested, but saw Green Bay start to control the pace of place as both teams settled in. The Gamblers were more aggressive in the opening minutes, looking to…

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U18: Culver Academy vs Chicago Mission. Top 18

Posted on March 19, 2021

Culver Academies and the Chicago Mission U18 AAA teams played a two-game series on the weekend of 03/13/21-03/14/21.  The games were played at the Fifth Third Arena in Chicago, Illinois.  This is the first meeting of the season between these two teams.  The two teams would split the two-game series with each team taking home…

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U16: BC Jr Eagles vs Neponset Valley River Rats. Top 19

Posted on March 19, 2021

Neutral Zone was in attendance on Friday night at the Canton Ice House to watch a game between the U16 BC Jr Eagles (mainly made up of 2005s) and the U16 Neponset Valley River Rats (collection of 2004s, 2005s and an 2006) . Note that there were some additions to each team and some players…

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U16: Culver Academy vs Chicago Mission. Two Games. Top 15

Posted on March 19, 2021

Culver Academies and the Chicago Mission U16 AAA teams played a two-game series on the weekend of 03/13/21-03/14/21.  The games were played at the Fifth Third Arena in Chicago, Illinois.  This is the first meeting of the season between these two teams.  The two teams would split the two-game series with each team taking home…

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USHL: Fargo Force at Sioux City Musketeers. Top Dozen.

Posted on March 17, 2021

Neutral Zone watched a game that took place in Sioux City, Iowa on Sunday, March 14th between the Fargo Force and Sioux City Musketeers. The opening period saw both teams pushing the pace. Sioux City was able to establish their forecheck early and clogged up the neutral zone, resulting in a number of turnovers and…

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