Scouting Reports
NCAA: Murray returning to UMass out of the portal, plus the latest commitments
Posted on May 26, 2021
UMass will bring back goaltender Matt Murray, who had entered the transfer portal not long after the Minutemen won the national championship. UMass made the announcement on its social media channels that Murray was set to return. This past season he appeared in 14 games and finished with a 1.97 GAA and .917 save percentage. CLICK…
NAHL: Kansas City Scouts sold and relocated to Texas
Posted on May 25, 2021
The Kansas City Scouts will go down in infamy as the team that never was. The team was founded last year but due to coronavirus, they did not participate in this season. Last week, the organization was sold to Amarillo Ice Sports, LLC and it was announced that the team would move and become the…
NAHL: Corpus Christi names Lysyj head coach
Posted on May 25, 2021
The Corpus Christi Ice Rays have named Michael Lysyj as the team’s next head coach. Lysyj, 32, was an assistant coach this past season for Des Moines in the USHL and he spent the 2019-20 season with the Everett SIlvertips in the WHL. He also has experience in the NCAA with RPI and SUNY Fredonia….
NTDP Evaluation Camp Top 40
Posted on May 23, 2021
Neutral Zone scouts were in attendance for each game of the USA Hockey NTDP Evaluation Camp in Plymouth, MI to view many of the top US prospects in the 2005 Birth Year. We evaluated every player in the camp, gave them a grade based on their performance at the camp and then gave a case…
USHL: Clark Cup Finals Game 2: Fargo vs Chicago. 12 Players Evaluated.
Posted on May 20, 2021
Neutral Zone was in attendance for game two of the Clark Cup Finals between the Fargo Force and Chicago Steel. This was a highly entertaining matchup that was extremely competitive from the drop of the puck with both teams fighting for every inch of ice. Chicago opened the scoring up just a minute into the…
NCAA: Bunting commits to Air Force, ASU Adds DeAngelo
Posted on May 19, 2021
2000 Sean Bunting (F) commits to Air Force for 2021 Bunting is from Phoenix. He appeared in 54 games for the Shreveport Mudbugs in the NAHL this season, where he scored 10 goals and added 14 assists while also accruing 102 penalty minutes. Last season he suited up in 50 games for the Langley Rivermen…
U15 USA Hockey Nationals: Top 238
Posted on May 18, 2021
Neutral Zone had three scouts in attendance for the U15 USA Hockey Nationals in Dallas, TX area gearing up for the USHL, OHL and QMJHL Drafts. We had at least one scout at every game and were able to see each team play at least three games. Obviously the better teams that made the playoffs…
Latest NCAA Transfer Portal Commitments Include Miami Captain to Bentley
Posted on May 18, 2021
Bentley landed a Miami captain Phil Knies out of the transfer portal on Tuesday. Knies should be a key piece for the Falcons this season. In 126 games at Miami Knies scored 23 goals and added 26 assists; he had 20 points (including 11 goals) as a freshman in the NCHC four years ago. Western…
New Hampshire 2021 HS Playoffs Top 25
Posted on May 17, 2021
New England as a hockey region tends to be very polarizing due to the depth of talent and the history behind many of the programs in Massachusetts and Connecticut. Many talent evaluators look directly to those markets when scouting for players, especially at the U14 and U16 age groups. But it should be noted that…
USHL: Fargo vs Chicago. Clark Cup Game 1. Top 12.
Posted on May 16, 2021
Neutral Zone was in attendance for game one of the Clark Cup Finals between the Fargo Force and Chicago Steel, which was played at the Fox Valley Ice Arena in Illinois. The game started out competitively but was a little sloppy with both teams getting some nerves out in the first half of the opening…
