Neutral Zone scouts were in attendance for five Espoir games in the month of September and have compiled reports and evaluations on 28 players. The games were the following: Saguenay…
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William Barber Memorial Tournament: 53 Players Evaluated
Neutral Zone was in attendance for the William W. Barber Memorial Tournament held at Middlesex and St. Mark’s. The Hill School came out victorious over Canterbury in the Championship, and…
HPHL Honeybaked U16 Tournament: Top 62
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…
NSU18: Valley Wildcats vs Halifax McDonalds
Neutral Zone attended the NSU18MHL game between the Valley Wildcats and the Halifax McDonalds at the Halifax Forum in Halifax, Nova Scotia. It was a back-and-forth affair that saw each…
2022 Whitby Silver Stick U16 Tournament: 38 Standout Players
The annual Whitby Silver Stick U16 Tournament took place from November 24th-28th at the Iroquois Park Center in Whitby, ON. The tournament was a hot affair, with the Toronto Jr….
Manitoba U15: Wild Red vs Regina Aces and Wild Gold vs Eastman
Neutral Zone scouts were in attendance for two games during the Winnipeg Jets U15 classic on November 26th, 2022 at the Hockey For All complex. In the first game between…
Quick Hit – Eduard Gabdrakhmanov
He plays with pace, has the awareness to work both ends of the ice with purpose and has the vision to make plays on the...
U18 Minuteman Flames vs Boston Advantage (10/4/2020)
In all honesty Hunter was a consistent offensive threat. His compete and energy were noticeable every shift as was his long powerful stride. We loved his game and Hunter is a player we will be looking for as the Massachusetts High School season approaches.
U18 North Shore Wings (9/27/2020)
Dylan pitched a shutout in this one. He kept his hips low and was very quick laterally. He made a number quality backdoor saves, but the one he made in the second period was excellent. He read the bouncing puck...
U16 – Boston Bulldogs vs Bay State Breakers (9/20/2020)
Jake was the most impactful player in this one. There was not a shot clock available, but we would guess that he made close to 40 saves. Jake showed excellent body control while being forced to move post to post without ever leaving his paint. His eyes were consistently
U15 – Cape Cod Whalers vs Boston Jr. Eagles (9/13/2020)
Neutral Zone had two scouts in attendance evaluating as the U15 Whalers played host to the Boston Jr. Eagles. These are the players who we feel had a positive impact for their team.
U16 – Minuteman Flames vs Bay State Breakers (9/13/2020)
Neutral Zone had one scout in attendance to watch the U16 Minuteman Flames take on the U16 Bay State Breakers. It was the first game in in Mass. for most of these players, but a few guys jumped out as players that Neutral Zone will be keeping an eye on as we move through the Fall split season.
2006 EHG All Star Weekend: All 44 Skaters & One Goalie Graded
Neutral Zone had at least two and often four scouts in attendance at the Exposure Hockey Group’s All-Star Weekend. Our main focus was the 2005 and 2006 age groups. Matt…
Bantam: Sixty Development Camp: Top 50
Neutral Zone sent two scout to the rink for a first time in a long while to check out the Sixty Development Camp put on by the New England Hockey…
Colby Saganiuk goes the Otter Direction
Brian Murphy; Head of US Scouting’s Take: When Colby Saganiuk was taken at #37 in the 2019 OHL Draft by the Erie Otters, it turned some heads as he was…
Top 50 MIAA Sophomores We’ve Seen in 2019-20
This is Part 2 of our MIAA series in which we rank each of the classes across all three Divisions of Mass HS this past season. Many of you likely…
Top 30 MIAA Rookies We’ve Seen in 2019-20
For those of you who are familiar with Mass HS Report 1 and Mass HS Report 2 – you will know that over the course of the season, we watched…
MAHA Bantam Festival 2004
This evaluation was originally written in July of 2017. We came across it doing some "house cleaning" and loved seeing all of the familiar names with their evaluations. We thought it would be interesting to look back at what our scouts said about them as Bantams.
Saxen Robertson
2004 Saxen Robertson from the Pitt Penguins Elite went undrafted in the OHL. I understand that he may not be at the top of team’s lists but he is a…
Jake Bongo
Twenty years ago Jake probably would not have gotten a sniff of NHL attention, but that isn't the case now. He's got a high hockey IQ, great wheels, fantastic motor, is an absolute dog on a bone for the puck and is one of the most competitive players I saw in New England last year (2019-20). And by competitive I don't mean he tries hard. I mean that it's obvious that losing hurts his sole.
Matty Copponi
Matty was selected 8th overall in the American portion of the draft. Familiar names Timmy Delay went 1st overall, Declan Loughnane went 3rd, Jack Hughes went 6th and JP Turner 13th.