Scouting Reports
FREE Recap: Minnesota HS Sectionals. Prior Lake vs Holy Family
Posted on February 25, 2022
#4 Prior Lake Skates by #5 Holy Family 3-1 Neutral Zone watched the Section 2AA Quarterfinal matchup between the host Prior Lake Lakers and Holy Family. Prior Lake entered the game as the #4 seed in 2AA, while Holy Family was the #5 seed. The two teams met earlier in the year, with Holy Family…
FREE Recap: Minnesota HS Sectionals. Lakeville North vs Rochester Century
Posted on February 25, 2022
Lakeville North dominates their way to a 10-2 win over Rochester Century in 1AA Quarterfinals Lakeville, MN – The Lakeville North Panthers battled the Rochester Century Panthers in a Section 1AA Quarterfinal matchup held at the Lakeville Ames Arena. Branigann Stalder #50 (G, L, 6’2″, 165, Rochester Century (MN), 06/04/2003) got the nod in…
OJHL: Georgetown vs Stouffville
Posted on February 24, 2022
OJHL February 21, 2022 Neutral Zone was able to watch the OJHL matchup between the Georgetown Raiders and the Stouffville Spirit. A high scoring game that displayed both teams top players and power play units. After being out shot the entire game, Stouffville was able to capitalize on the power play late in the game…
FREE Recap: Minnesota HS Sectionals. Elk River vs Bemidji
Posted on February 24, 2022
Elk River Holds off Bemidji 4-3 in Section 8AA Quarterfinal Neutral Zone scouted the Minnesota State Tournament section 8AA playoff matchup between the Elk River Elks and Bemidji Lumberjacks, two teams at opposite ends of the standings. Elk River (17-7-1) had won 5 straight and 7 of its last 8, while Bemidji (8-15-2) had lost…
FREE Recap. Minnesota HS Sectionals. Moorehead vs Brainerd
Posted on February 24, 2022
Moorhead Skates by Brainerd 7-0 in 8AA Quarterfinal Action Neutral Zone watched the Section 8AA Quarterfinal matchup between the host Moorhead Spuds and visitor Brainerd Warriors. Moorhead entered as the #1 seed in 8AA, while Brainerd, who won a round 1 game against St. Cloud in overtime was the #9 seed. The game started with…
FREE: Recap. Minnesota HS Sectionals. Buffalo vs St. Michael-Albertville
Posted on February 24, 2022
STMA Skates by Buffalo 4-0 in Section 8AA Quarterfinal Action Buffalo, MN – The Buffalo Bison battled the St. Michael-Albertville Knights in a quarterfinal matchup of the Class 2A Section 8 Quarterfinals at the Buffalo Civic Center. Austin Dietrich #31 (G, L, 5’9″, 161, St. Michael-Albertville, 05/21/2004) got the nod for the Knights while Max…
AJHL: Drayton Valley vs Fort McMurray
Posted on February 24, 2022
AJHL February 19th, 2022 Neutral Zone was able to catch the AJHL matchup between the Drayton Valley Thunder and the Fort McMurray Oil Barons. A close game that ended with an empty netter. Fort McMurray was successful tonight because of their start, they showed up at puck drop scoring two minutes in and held the…
NA3HL Top Prospects. Top 75
Posted on February 24, 2022
Three Neutral Zone Scouts were present for the 2022 NA3HL Top Prospects Tournament held at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania on February 7th and 8th. There were four teams of prospects from the NA3HL, most of which were 2001 and 2002 birth year players. Each team played two games across the…
USHL: Two Games. Madison vs Dubuque and Sioux Falls vs Sioux City. 20 Evaluations
Posted on February 23, 2022
Neutral Zone was able to watch the USHL matchup between the Madison Capitols and the Dubuque Fighting Saints. Dubuque took control of this game from puck drop scoring three goals in the first period and didn’t look back. Ten different Fighting Saints contributed points. Below is a list of players and their evaluations based specifically…
Minnesota HS: Cretin-Derham Hall vs. Stillwater. 9 Player Evaluations.
Posted on February 23, 2022
On February 10th we caught the Minnesota High School game matchup between Cretin-Derham Hall vs. Stillwater. Cretin controlled the 4-1 game from start to finish. It was hot and heavy at the Highland Ice Arena. Each player highlighted below is given a grade based solely on their performance during this match up. Cretin-Derham Hall Simon…
