Scouting Reports
NCAA: Brink to Wisconsin, Goalies for Minnesota, RPI
Posted on July 18, 2022
The latest D-I NCAA commitments are below. Before we get to the names, here’s a refresher on how star ratings are formalized … Weight of Star Rating 20% Historical Performance – how the player has performed 3 months prior and previous seasons 60% Current Performance – how has this player played the last 3 months…
Recent CHL Signings
Posted on July 16, 2022
As CHL drafts both entry and import are now concluded we are into the summer months. Signings of players are in full swing with teams preparing and shaping their rosters for the 2022/2023 season. Below are some of the most recent CHL signings as of mid-July in all three leagues. WHL ’04 G Jan Spunar…
NCAA: Trinity Adds a 3.5-Star Goalie for 2022
Posted on July 14, 2022
The latest D-II/III commitments are below. Before we get to the names, here’s a refresher on how star ratings are formalized … Weight of Star Rating 20% Historical Performance – how the player has performed 3 months prior and previous seasons 60% Current Performance – how has this player played the last 3 months 20%…
NCAA: Colorado College, Merrimack, UVM, Mankato add new recruits
Posted on July 13, 2022
Below are the latest D-I commitments from college hockey. Here’s a refresher on how star ratings are formalized … Weight of Star Rating 20% Historical Performance – how the player has performed 3 months prior and previous seasons 60% Current Performance – how has this player played the last 3 months 20% Projection – Translatable…
Lucius Announces Commitment to Wisconsin
Posted on July 11, 2022
Forward Cruz Lucius, who was drafted by the Carolina Hurricanes in the fourth round (#124) of last week’s NHL Draft, also announced last week that he had committed to Wisconsin for the upcoming season. Lucius, who was previously a Minnesota recruit, announced two months ago that he had decommitted from the Gophers. His older brother,…
Hunter Bischoff Commits to Augustana
Posted on July 9, 2022
By Juliette Connors In October of 2021, Augustana University announced the addition of a hockey team. They were to be the first and only D1 hockey program in South Dakota. Eight months later, Hunter Bischoff made history as their first commit. Bischoff grew up in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. Prior to 2021, he had never played…
Neutral Zone’s Bantam Development League Offers a Unique Approach to U14 Hockey
Posted on July 7, 2022
By Juliette Connors The Bantam Development League (BDL), run by Ian Moran and Bob Deraney, was developed in 2022. It consists of 30 sessions over the course of 10 weeks, focused on player development and building resilience and skill growth for bantam-age players. The program is designed to help participants develop a new set of…
New England District Select 15 Camp Top 40
Posted on July 6, 2022
With only a couple of weeks to spare the local talent evaluators flocked to Keene, NH for the Select 15 Camp for New England prospects to decide who was headed to National Camp in Amherst, NY. As a refresher for those who are new to the process, Massachusetts has its own Festival and named 17…
QMJHL Draft Final Rankings: Top 250
Posted on July 4, 2022
Neutral Zone’s QMJHL Draft scouts have released the QMJHL Draft Final Rankings before the draft begins. The 6-man crew throughout Eastern Canada, led by veteran USport and CHL coach Murray Nystrom, have compiled the best 2006 prospects in Eastern Canada. The US team will be releasing the top 50 US-born prospects in the 2006 birth…
