Scouting Reports
NCHC Recruit Class Rankings
Posted on August 30, 2022
Over the course of the next few weeks, in the lead up to the 2022-23 NCAA season, Neutral Zone will unveil our class rankings. We’ll start by ranking every class by league, and then cap it off just before the season begins with our national top-10. There are a few things to remember when it…
Hockey Quebec 2022 High Performance Camp. Every Player Evaluated
Posted on August 29, 2022
NEUTRAL ZONE had three scouts in attendance at the Hockey Quebec 2022 High Performance Camp. The players contending for a spot on the 2023 Equipe Quebec entry into the Canada Winter Games would be evaluated at this camp. These 2007-birth players are also eligible for the 2023 QMJHL draft. This camp presents an excellent preview of…
New Brunswick High Performance Camp: U15 and U16
Posted on August 29, 2022
Neutral Zone viewed the New Brunswick u15 High Performance Camp held in Fredericton, New Brunswick on July 28th. Some of the top performers of the 2008 player group have been identified here. NB u15 Yellow Team Alexandre Deschenes #11 (F, R, North West Bulls U15, 01/01/2008) –RSF – Deschenes has a dynamic skill set that he brings to the table. He…
Boston Hockey Academy Introduces Updated Facilities
Posted on August 25, 2022
By Juliette Connors Boston Hockey Academy will be moving its facilities to Tewksbury, MA. The Academy is going into its third year, and the program has had massive success. It has sent players to each of the major North American Junior Hockey leagues, including the USHL, NAHL, BCHL, and NCDC. The move to Tewksbury promises…
Neutral Zone Scout Liam Thrawl Hired by RPI
Posted on August 24, 2022
Former Neutral Zone scout Liam Thrawl has been hired by RPI as a new assistant coach. Thrawl, who recently graduated from Ohio State, will serve in a volunteer position this upcoming season under head coach Dave Smith. Since 2020, Thrawl has scouted for Neutral Zone, providing reports on amateur players in the state of Ohio….
Steel Coach Brock Sheahan Hired by AHL’s Wolves
Posted on August 23, 2022
Brock Sheahan, head coach of the Chicago Steel in the USHL, has been hired as the next head coach of the Chicago Wolves in the AHL. Sheahan is a Notre Dame alum who has been with the Steel since 2018. He was promoted to head coach in the middle of the 2019-20 season. Sheahan was…
Mass HS Hockey Showcase Top 58
Posted on August 21, 2022
As a primer for the season to come in the MIAA, each year in August we make the trip south to Boch Ice Center in Dedham, MA and watch six teams featuring some of the top Mass HS players in the state. Some are moving on to prep or juniors, while others are young players…
CCM 68. Top 35
Posted on August 20, 2022
The CCM Boys 68 (U14/2008s) is a premier Bantam Major camp held this year in Chicago on August 11th-14th at Severn Bridges Ice Arena, Woodridge, IL. The camp is three days of training, coaching and competition of some of the top 2008’s from the USA and a few from Canada. Neutral Zone attended the camp,…
NCAA Independent Recruit Rankings
Posted on August 19, 2022
Over the course of the next few weeks, in the lead up to the 2022-23 NCAA season, Neutral Zone will unveil our class rankings. We’ll start by ranking every class by league, and then cap it off just before the season begins with our national top-10. There are a few things to remember when it…
Arthur Smith Picks Princeton
Posted on August 19, 2022
By Juliette Connors Arthur Smith, Princeton University commit, is a 2004 goalie to keep an eye on. At the conclusion of the 2021-22 Season, which was his first year of junior hockey, Smith earned NAHL All First Team, All Rookie Team, and Goaltender and Rookie of the year awards. Smith was in Texas for most…
