Sizing up the Field at Brooks-Pingree Tournament – Dec 14-16 Every year, 10 days before Christmas, prep holiday tournaments tend to dominate the scouting calendar in the Northeast. Most of…
Game/Tournament Reviews
St. Sebastian’s Holiday Tournament: Top 50
Neutral Zone scouts were in attendance for the St. Sebastian’s Holiday Hockey Tournament on December 14th-16th. Below are players we felt stood out in our viewings. Grades are for this…
2018 MJHL Player Showcase: Top 110
2018 MJHL Player Showcase Arena: Seven Oaks – Winnipeg, MB Date: December 9th-12th, 2018 Age Group: Junior “A” (1998-2002 Birth Year) Introduction: The MJHL Player Showcase was held at the…
2018 Minor Midget International Silver Stick: Top 200
The International Silver Stick is the most competitive of Minor Midget AAA tournaments we view each season. Teams must apply from across Canada and the US and they must be…
Battle of the Border U15/U16: Top 105
The Battle of the Border showcase event, hosted by the OHL (Windsor Spitfires), and featured Ontario based teams vs US based teams. Six Ontario Minor Midget (U15) teams took on…
BCHL: Salmon Arm Silverbacks @Merritt Centennials
Salmon Arm Silverbacks @ Merritt Centennials Score: 2-5 Summary: Silverbacks came out of the gate strong by controlling the offensive zone. Due to the early possession success, Verboon found the…
OJHL: North York Rangers at Toronto Patriots
North York Rangers Vs. Toronto Patriots Game was played on Dec 19, 2018 in Toronto, Ontario. It was a close game for the most part, although North York dominated long…
Battle of Border Midget Major (U18): Top 40
The Battle of Border tournament is a unique annual tournament played in Windsor, Ontario that brings Canadian Major Midget and American U18 teams to play against each other. There are…
OJHL: Oakville Blades @ Brantford 99ers
Oakville Blades Vs. Brantford 99‘ers Game was played on December 14, 2018 in Brantford, Ontario. The final score was 6-4 for the Oakville Blades, who were able to score in…
NCDC: NJ Rockets @ NJ Hitmen
New Jersey Rockets (2) @ New Jersey Hitmen (6) In a rare Wednesday night game on December 12th the New Jersey Rockets played their in-state rival, the New Jersey Hitmen,…
Dale Parker Memorial Tournament: Top 50
Dale Parker Memorial Tournament; Brantford Gretzky Center; Brantford, ON The Dale Parker Memorial tournament in Brantford, Ontario – hosted 11 Minor Midget AAA teams from the Minor Hockey Alliance, OMHA South,…
NCDC: Rochester Monarchs @ CT Jr. Rangers
Rochester Monarchs (1) @ Connecticut Jr. Rangers (5) The Rochester Monarchs visited Chelsea Piers Rink in Stamford to take on the Connecticut Jr. Rangers on Saturday, December 8th. The Rangers…
2018 Winnipeg Jets AAA Bantam Classic: Top 140
2018 Winnipeg Jets AAA Bantam Classic Teams: (16); Arena: Bell MTS Iceplex – Winnipeg, MB; Date: November 22nd-25th, 2018; Age Group: Bantam (2004-2005 Born) Introduction: Neutral Zone was in attendance for all…
2018 Eastern Canada Cup: Top 60
Numerous scouts gathered in Trenton, ONT for the 2nd consecutive year to view the Eastern Canada Cup. Top players from Eastern Canada’s Tier II leagues competed for their respective league’s…
BCHL: West Kelowna @ Wanatchee
West Kelowna Warriors 2 @ Wenatchee Wild 4 Summary: West Kelowna comes out of the gate strong by scoring two goals within the first two minutes of the game. Dubois…
Monctonian AAA Challenge 2018
Neutral Zone attended the Monctonian AAA Challenge in Moncton, New Brunswick on November 17th and 18th. It was a highly competitive and well-run event that featured a combination of 56…
U15/U16: HPHL Illinois Showcase: Top 40
The HPHL U16 and U15 levels where on display in Woodridge, IL to compete in their monthly showcase. Both levels schedules were similar as teams from Detroit battled the Chicago…
Junior Hockey Goalie Report #1: 175 Evaluations & Rankings
Neutral Zone is pleased to announce the launch of our new goalie evaluation section. We hired 7 goalie scouts from across the US and Canada to evaluate goalies in junior…
BCHL: Victoria Grizzlies @ Penticton Vees
Victoria Grizzlies 4 @ Penticton Vees 1 Summary: Victoria controlled the first period, outshooting Penticton 11-9. Victoria took advantage of Penticton playing with a shorter bench, with their speed and…
NAHL: Aberdeen Wings @ Minot Minotauros
Aberdeen Wings @ Minot Minotauros Friday November 23,2018 In a post-Thanksgiving battle in North Dakota, the visiting Aberdeen Wings were able to jump out to a lead off the stick…
OJHL: Kingston Voyageurs vs. Toronto Patriots and Brampton Admirals vs. Brantford 99‘ers
Kingston Voyageurs Vs. Toronto Patriots Game was played on Nov 24, 2018 in Toronto, Ontario. Kingston’s goaltender had to come up big in this one, making 38 of 39 saves…