Scouting Reports

Wendy Dufton Memorial U16: Top 100

Posted on October 31, 2021

The Wendy Dufton Memorial tournament in London, Ontario, Canada was the first major U16 AAA tournament for the 2021-22 season. Our focus for this tournament was the U16 AAA division and 2006 born players from the province of Ontario in Canada. 22 teams from all of the major Ontario leagues entered the tournament. The Quinte…

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2006s/2007s: Day Two Exposure Halloween Showcase. 30 New Standouts

Posted on October 30, 2021

Ian Moran and Brian Murphy spent tSaturday watching 2006 and 2007 games at a few different rinks as part of the Eastern Exposure Cup Weekend. Below is a list of over 30 players that we felt stood out for various reasons. It is not necessarily the best players but those guys who did things we…

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2006s/2007s: Eastern Exposure Halloween Showcase. Day One. Top 30 Plus.

Posted on October 29, 2021

Ian Moran and Brian Murphy spent the day watching 2006 and 2007 games at a few different rinks as part of the Eastern Exposure Cup Weekend. Below is a list of over 30 players that we felt stood out for various reasons. It is not necessarily the best players but those guys who did things…

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NorthEast Pack Bridgewater Showcase- U 16

Posted on October 29, 2021

The weekend of October 15-16 Neutral Zone  was able to watch The NorthEast Pack Hockey League compete. The 5 teams (Pittsburgh Pens Elite, New Jersey Rockets, BK Selects, Mount St. Charles, and Long Island Gulls) competed hard and showed a ton of talent. We evaluated 29 players and graded them based on these weekend’s games.  …

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USHL Fall Classic U14: Top 95

Posted on October 29, 2021

Neutral Zone made the trip to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to take in the USHL Fall Showcase. Neutral Zone had six scouts watching games and compiling notes on the U14 Level. There were 18 teams at the event and we were able to see each team more than twice. The play was competitive with many of the…

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Morandom Thoughts: Some new players in my noggin (10/21-10/24)

Posted on October 28, 2021

Morandom Thoughts: Last weekend I watched games at St. Sebastian’s, Cushing, Foxboro, Salem and Daly Rink. Enjoy looking into my brain and take a quick peak as to why I remembered their names.

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NAHL: Janesville Jets vs Minnesota Wilderness

Posted on October 27, 2021

The Minnesota Wilderness took on the Janesville Jets in a Midwest Division battle on Saturday, October 23rd held at the Northwoods Credit Union Arena. The Wilderness grabbed a 6-3 victory while not scoring a single one during 5 on 5 play. Minnesota capitalized on all 5 powerplay attempts and added an empty netter. The game…

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USHL Weekend #4: Top 68

Posted on October 27, 2021

Over the weekend, Neutral Zone was able to watch most of the teams playing throughout the league twice. Teams including Madison, Chicago, Lincoln, Fargo, Muskegon, Dubuque, Waterloo and Team USA. While we were only able to watch Des Moines one time, a lot of great performances were seen. Below is a list of players and…

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Sask U18 AAA: Battleford North Stars vs Notre Dame Hounds

Posted on October 26, 2021

Over the weekend, Neutral Zone took in a pair of Saskatchewan U18AAA hockey games at the Duncan McNeil Arena in Wilcox, Saskatchewan, featuring the Notre Dame Hounds and the Battleford North Stars. The two teams played a pair of games, one on Saturday and one on Sunday; both results were 6-3 wins for the Notre…

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NZ Commitment Tracker (10/25)

Posted on October 25, 2021

Each week, in one easy-to-find place, Neutral Zone will wrap up the week’s college commitments in a neat and tidy chart, complete with star ratings and links to player profiles, where subscribers can get access to all of our scouting reports on these players, as well as player rankings and more. Click on each player’s…

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