Scouting Reports
Southeast District Playoffs 14U: 29 Player Evaluations
Posted on April 14, 2024
Neutral Zone evaluated the Southeast Districts U14 Division, held at the Xtreme Ice Center in North Carolina from March 7-10. The Florida Alliance dominated from start to finish, only allowing 3 goals in round-robin play. Then, they took a 7-4 victory against the Little Caps to be crowned Champions and punch their ticket to Nationals….
CSSHL U15 Prep Western Championships and Consolation: 197 Player Evaluations
Posted on April 13, 2024
Neutral Zone had four scouts in attendance for both the CSSHL U15 Prep Western Championships and Consolations, which took place from March 9-13 in Penticton, BC. To the surprise of few, the finals was an All-Alberta affair, with NAX pulling off the upset over Edge in overtime to take home back-to-back Championships. Our scouts were…
BCHL: Prince George Spruce Kings @ Penticton Vees – 15 Players Evaluated
Posted on April 12, 2024
Neutral Zone viewed the BCHL matchup between Prince George Spruce Kings @ Penticton Vees on April 05, 2024. The Vees were successful in the first game of this first-round playoff series, coming away with a 3-0 win. Their goaltender played a great game, stopping all 20 shots that came his way, winning the game’s first…
OJHL: Coburg Cougars @ St. Michael’s Buzzers – 12 Players Evaluated
Posted on April 11, 2024
Neutral Zone was in attendance for the OJHL matchup between Coburg Cougars @ St. Michael’s Buzzers on April 02, 2024. This was a game 7 in the second round of the OJHL playoffs. St. Michael’s jumped out to an early lead with a balanced attack. The Buzzers kept the pressure up as they rolled out…
BCHL: Trail Smoke Eaters @ Penticton Vees – 13 Players Evaluated
Posted on April 11, 2024
Neutral Zone was in attendance for the BCHL matchup between the Trail Smoke Eaters @ Penticton Vees on March 29, 2024. It was a balanced score sheet and a casual 47 saves from Trail net-minder Teagan Kendrick #33 led the way as the Smokies upset the Vees by a final score of 4-2. Each player…
NAHL: Maine Nordiques @ Rochester Jr. Americans – 13 Players Evaluated
Posted on April 11, 2024
Neutral Zone was in attendance for the NAHL matchup between the Maine Nordiques @ Rochester Jr. Americans on March 30, 2024. In the final home regulation game in the Rochester Jr. Americans inaugural season, the home team entertained the crowd with two 3rd period goals by leading scorer Matteo Disipio, including the tying goal on…
Quebec M17 AAA: Two Games – 20 Players Evaluated
Posted on April 10, 2024
Neutral Zone was in attendance for two Quebec M17 AAA games which included Lac St-Louis Lions Black M17 AAA @ Marie-Rivier Canimex M17 AAA on March 29, 2024, and Richelieu Gaulois M17 AAA @ Triolet Harfangs M17 AAA on March 29, 2024. Each player below has been given a grade based solely on their performance…
OHL Draft Final Rankings: Top 300 (CAN)
Posted on April 9, 2024
Neutral Zone scouting staff has completed the Final Top 300 OHL Draft Rankings for Canadian prospects. This list has contributions from across Ontario by both regional scouts and crossover scouts and also overseen by scouting directors across US and Canada. This list started with over 550 prospects and was whittled down to the top 300…
Quebec U18: Four Games – 33 Player Evaluations
Posted on April 7, 2024
Neutral Zone was in attendance at four Quebec M18 AAA playoff games, as highlighted in this report. On March 15th, we were in attendance as College Esther-Blondin defeated Jonquiere 3-2 at home. In the second game of the day, we were in attendance as St-Eustache defeated Amos at home with a score of 6-2. On…
NA3HL: Northeast Generals @ Helena Bighorns – 12 Players Evaluated
Posted on April 7, 2024
Neutral Zone was in attendance for the NA3HL matchup between the Northeast Generals @ Helena Bighorns on March 24, 2024. The Fraser Cup finals between the two best teams in the NA3HL this year. It would be a slow-moving first ten minutes of the game both teams feeling each other out. Northeast would get a…
