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Alberta Cup 2023: 60 Players Evaluated
Posted on May 5, 2023
Neutral Zone was present in Red Deer Alberta from April 27-30 to view the top 120 players in the province go head-to-head. The top 60 players as determined by our scout have been highlighted in this report. Alberta Black Dallin Antos #2 (D, L, 5’10”, 153, Red Deer Rebels U15, 01/02/2008) – Dallin scored once…
British Columbia Cup 2023: 80 Players Evaluated
Posted on May 4, 2023
 Neutral Zone was present at the Shaw Centre in Salmon Arm, BC for the British Columbia Cup from April 20th-23rd. All 160 players were viewed by our scout, and the top 80 from the tournament are highlighted here. BC U16 Blue Benjamin Bowtell #9 (F, L, 5’4″, 110, Rink HA Kelowna U15, 12/15/2008) – Ben…
OHL Draft (CAN) Top 300: Final Rankings
Posted on April 17, 2023
The NZ Ontario team led by former Memorial Cup champion Paul O’Hagan has released the final Ontario rankings for the upcoming OHL Draft later this month. This list includes OHL Draft eligible prospects either from Ontario or playing in Ontario; it does not include US players playing in the US. We will release a separate…
Quinte Red Devils U14, U15, U16, U18 75 Players Tested and Evaluated
Posted on March 24, 2023
In 2022 Neutral Zone entered into a pilot project agreement with the Quinte Red Devils Minor Hockey Association to provide and post both scouting reports and fitness testing results (off-ice and on-ice) for each of their U14, U15, U16 and U18 AAA hockey teams. The fitness testing was completed in September of 2022, while the…
NAPHL T1ER U16 Championships: 50 Players Evaluated
Posted on February 24, 2023
Neutral Zone was in attendance for the 16U NAPHL T1ER Dixon Cup Playoffs in Troy, MI 2/17-2/20. Biggby defeated Carshield 4-3 in the championship game. Unfortunately, we only had one scout in attendance so we missed both those teams games. Below is a list of players from teams we saw live with grades and evaluations…
U16 HPHL Playoffs: Top 45
Posted on February 6, 2023
Neutral Zone was in attendance for the HPHL 16U Playoffs in Novi, MI 2/2-2/5. Compuware, Mission, and Windy City were the most impressive teams. Compuware defeated Mission 4-3 in one semi-final game on a last minute goal and then held on to beat Windy City in the Championship game 3-2. Below is a list of…
OHL Draft Midterm Rankings: Top 300
Posted on February 6, 2023
NZ Ontario staff has compiled the Midterm Rankings for the upcoming OHL Draft. This list is for OHL Draft eligible prospects who are Canadian or playing in Canada (the US list will be released later this month). Our Ontario staff of 12 scouts have attended every major tournament and All-Star games as well as individual…
HPHL Honeybaked U16 Tournament: Top 62
Posted on December 23, 2022
Neutral Zone was in attendance for the HPHL Honeybaked U16 Tournament, which took place from December 2nd to December 4th, 2022 in Novi, MI. Players did well to make this report, as they stood out from the pack. Compuware was the top team this weekend going 3-0-0 in their games. Read on to see the…
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…
