Scouting Reports
USHL Draft: Mount St. Charles 2005s
Posted on May 31, 2021
I remember the first time I saw him play in Exeter, New Hampshire in February of 2020. I loved his compete and awareness. That weekend had some NTDP kids playing, but Christian is the kid I remember first when I think back to that weekend. He just made the plays that I would want as a coach, and he made them look routine.
2005s: Rocky Mountain District Festival. Top 42
Posted on May 31, 2021
Neutral Zone was in Irving, Texas watching the Rocky Mountain District Festival with plenty of talented players showcasing their skills. We were able to cover the U15’s and U16’s teams play 4 games each over the weekend as there was close games with great goaltending and pretty goals to watch. In each divisions in the…
USHL Draft: Mid Fairfield 2005s
Posted on May 30, 2021
The 2005 group for Mid Fairfield has been exceptional. This year they had five players selected in the USHL Drafts as well as having an additional four players selected for the NTDP Team. Here is a look at the players selected in the USHL drafts and some of their Neutral Zone evaluations as move from U15s on to USHL prospects.
Neutral Zone Headed to Erie for PBHH
Posted on May 29, 2021
After the Ontario Hockey Legaue was officially shutdown and many NHL Draft prospects unable to play infront of scouts this season; a group of players led by Owen Sound’s Andrew Perrot, created a pre-draft league from June 1-13th to provide that opportunity. They put together six teams that will play against eachother over a two-week…
USHL Draft: NV River Rats 15U AAA
Posted on May 29, 2021
The NV River Rats 15U AAA team had two highly skilled forwards selected in the draft. Both play with pace, protect the puck well and are not afraid to fire the puck while in traffic. In this review we take a look at Cam Russo and Joey Zheng’s progression from U14 standouts to potential USHL power forwards with speed.
USHL Phase 1 Draft: Boston Jr Eagles
Posted on May 28, 2021
The Boston Jr. Eagles organization showed well in both the Phase I Futures Draft and the Phase II 2021 USHL Drafts. In total they had 14 players drafted and an additional 3 players attended the NTDP’s 40 man camp. In this draft recap we focus on their 2005 birth year players who were selected in the Phase 1 Futures draft and their evaluations as they’ve progressed through U14 hockey into potential USHL players.
PHL Two Games: Team CCM vs Team Sully and Team ACT vs Team Hockey
Posted on May 28, 2021
Neutral Zone was in attendance at the Wellesley Sports Center for both PHL games on Sunday afternoon, May 23rd. There were some new faces in the lineup as the Mass Festival was going on for 2004-2006 birthyears at the same time. We watched both games, which were generally competitive until the final frame. In game…
NAHL May 20th-23rd: Shreveport, Lone Star, Wichita, Bismarck, Amarillo, Magicians, Wilderness, Kenai River, Fairbanks, Janesville. 50 Players.
Posted on May 28, 2021
NAHL May 20-23 Neutral Zone was able to watch a large portion of the NAHL this weekend catching 10 different teams. As the NAHL season is coming to a close, these games come with a high energy and intensity level. The back-to-back style of the schedule also adds to this competitiveness. Below is a list…
2006s: Rocky Mountain District Festival. Top 65
Posted on May 28, 2021
Neutral Zone was in Irving, Texas watching the Rocky Mountain District Festival with plenty of talented players showcasing their skills. We were able to cover the U15’s and U16’s teams play 4 games each over the weekend as there was close games with great goaltending and pretty goals to watch. In each divisions in the…
2005 National Rankings: Top 250
Posted on May 26, 2021
Neutral Zone scouts have been all over the United States this year scouting this birth year for the USHL, OHL and QMJHL Drafts. Our list started with 2,000 players we have scouted from the birth year throughout the past two seasons; we then took all the players who had not played due to COVID this…
