In December, Neutral Zone was at the Marlies Holiday Classic, which is the fourth of five major Ontario Minor Midget tournaments during the 2017-18 season. Most of the top-ranked teams…
Scouting Reports
Q&A: Miroslav Mucha, LSSU Recruit
Miroslav Mucha moved to the United States from Slovakia as a 16-year-old. He joined Shattuck St. Mary’s and spent two years there before joining the Minor Minotaurs of the…
OJHL: Newmarket @ Aurora; Toronto @ Mississauga
Newmarket Hurricanes Vs. Aurora Tigers Game was played on February 16, 2018 in Aurora, Ontario. The final score of the game was 4-1 for the home team, and the win…
Q&A: Brenden MacLaren, Ferris State Recruit
3.5-star prospect Brenden MacLaren recently committed to Ferris State. The ’98 grew up in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., where he played his youth hockey before leaving for the Janesville Jets…
CSSHL Showcase: Top 100
CSSHL Showcase – Bantam Prep + Elite 15’s League: CSSHL Bantam Prep + Elite 15’s (Canadian Sport School Hockey League) Teams: (13) Bantam Prep Rink Hockey Academy (RHA) Okanagan Hockey…
Bantam AAA Winnipeg – B1: Eastman Selects vs Winnipeg Warriors
Eastman Selects vs Winnipeg Warriors (Bantam AAA Winnipeg – B1) League: Bantam AAA Winnipeg (B1) Home Team: Winnipeg Warriors Visiting Team: Eastman Selects Arena: Notre Dame Arena – Winnipeg, MB…
NHL Draft Analytics: A Study of NHL Central Scouting
In the past few years, with the rise in analytics and teams hyper-focus on draft performance, the National Hockey League among others have been studying the draft; the players and…
NH HS: Hanover vs. Manchester Central; Bishop Guertin vs. Malden Catholic
Hanover HS vs. Manchester Central (NH-HS); February 3, 2018 One of the areas that gets most overlooked in the New England hockey community is the output from the states north…
HPHL U16 Plymouth, MI Showcase: Top 50
For the HPHL’s January Showcase they brought in four outside teams to compete at the U16 level. Among those invited were Selects Academy, Omaha, Car Shield and the New Jersey…
Q&A: Tim Gould, Maine Recruit
Tim Gould, a 3.75 star prospect, recently committed to Maine. The defenseman is currently playing for the Notre Dame Hounds of the SMHL, where he has 31 points through 42…
NCDC: SS Kings @ NJ Hitmen
League: NCDC Home Team: NJ Hitmen Visiting Team: South Shore Kings Rink: Ice Vault, Wayne New Jersey Date: Jan 27, 2018 The Ice was tilted most of the night towards…
The Caufields Take a Winding Path Home to Wisconsin
by Jashvina Shah When Cole Caufield was two years old, he cried because he couldn’t play hockey with his older brother, Brock. Brock himself had started skating at two, placed…
NHL Youth Cup U18: Top 50
Neutral Zone covered each division of the NHL Youth Cup in Marlboro, MA on January 26-28. This report focuses on the U18 Division and contains 50+ players that we thought…
Q&A: Brendon Michaelian, Robert Morris Recruit
Brendon Michaelian played for Victoria Honda before joining the Amarillo Bulls of the NAHL. The 3.5-star prospect recently committed to Robert Morris and will join the Colonials next season. The…
NHL Youth Cup U16: Top 90
Neutral Zone covered each division of the NHL Youth Cup in Marlboro, MA on January 26-28. This report is on the U16 (2001 and 2002 birth years) Division and contains…
OJHL: Markham Royals Vs. Trenton Golden Hawks
Game: Markham Royals Vs. Trenton Golden Hawks League: OJHL Date: January 31, 2018 Location: Trenton, Ontario Description: A very exciting game to watch that saw a 4-0 deficit disappear in…
CSSHL Midget Prep: OHA Edmonton vs RHA Nationals
OHA Edmonton vs RHA Nationals (CSSHL Midget Prep) League: CSSHL Midget Prep (Canadian Sport School Hockey League) Home Team: Rink Hockey Academy Visiting Team: OHA Edmonton Arena: Southdale Community Centre,…
OJHL: St. Michael’s Buzzers Vs. Toronto Patriots
Game: St. Michael’s Buzzers Vs. Toronto Patriots League: OJHL Date: January 27, 2018 Location: Toronto, Ontario Description: The final score was 7-2 for the Toronto Patriots, and it was a…
Mac’s AAA Midget Holiday Tournament: Top 250
The Mac’s AAA Midget Invitational Tournament has been a holiday tradition in the city of Calgary, Alberta since 1978. The tournament is full of some of the most talented midget-aged…
NHL Youth Cup U15: Top 25
Neutral Zone covered each division of the NHL Youth Cup in Marlboro, MA on January 26-28. This report is one the U15 (2002 pure) Division and contains 25 players that…
Minnesota HS Holiday Tournaments: Top 50
This is one of the best times of the year for Minnesota High School Hockey, as a majority of the state’s top teams get together to compete in the Schwan…
