Neutral Zone had two scouts in attendance to watch the first day of the Eastern Hockey Group All-Star Weekend. We watched the 2006 group practice all morning as they worked…
Scouting Reports
Bantam Sixty Development Camp: Part Two
Neutral Zone was able to gather more information on some players that didn’t make our original report on the SIXTY Development Camp. We watched practices and games right through Sunday….
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…
2001 National Rankings
Neutral Zone is pleased to announce the final National Rankings for NCAA-Eligible prospects born in 2001 playing in North America. This comprehensive list ranks the top 400 prospects in this…
Gary Roberts on Recovery
The following article was written by Gary Roberts, NHL veteran forward who now owns and operates Gary Roberts Training Roberts will contribute more information to Neutral Zone readers. Click here to…
NCDC Futures Draft
NCDC Futures Draft The NCDC held its annual draft on June 10, 2020. The league has a regular draft of older players and then a Futures Draft of mostly 2004…
Gary Roberts Off-Season Goals
The following article was written by Gary Roberts, NHL veteran forward who now owns and operates Gary Roberts Training Roberts will contribute more information to Neutral Zone readers. Click here to…
#2005 Week
We were asked by scouts and coaches about 2005s consistently over the last few weeks. We spent the last week featuring reports via Twitter and Facebook that feature the Bantam…
NHL Draft Chaos
2020 NHL Draft information The Draft itself will take place after the Stanley Cup has been won. There are seven teams who have already been eliminated from the playoffs (Ottawa,…
2020 International Silver Stick: Top 130 from American Teams
2020 International Silver Stick Neutral Zone was in Port Huron, Michigan for the 58th annual Silver Stick Final in January. We posted a report on the top 2005 Ontario prospects…
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 130 MIAA Seniors We’ve Seen in 2019-20
This is the final list in our MIAA series in which we rank each of the classes across all three Divisions of Mass HS this past season. Many of you…
Top 80 MIAA Juniors We’ve Seen in 2019-20
This is Part 3 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…
Shane Lachance
Brian Murphy; US Director of Scouting on Shane Lachance, Tabor Academy, Pick #128 in Phase II of the USHL draft by Tri-City. Shane is a four star rated player by…
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…
Get to Know Camron VanSickle
Brian Murphy; VP and Director of US Scouting on Camron VanSickle: There very few players who seem to become more relaxed and more focused near the net. You almost see…
QMJHL Draft Final Rankings: Top 257
With a few days remaining before the QMJHL Draft Lottery, Neutral Zone has released its Top 257 QMJHL Draft Rankings for the upcoming draft in June. The rankings are a…
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…
Top 50 Uncommitted 1999s Updated
Neutral Zone released its Top 750 1999’s where the first 300 were ranked 1-300 and then the rest were listed in alphabetical order. While only 10 of the top 100…
Top 500 NCAA Eligible 2000-Born Prospects
At the close of each season Neutral Zone scouts conduct Final Rankings of each birth year including draft lists for the NHL, QMJHL, WHL, OHL and USHL. Two weeks ago…
NCAA: DeDobbelaer Commits to UMass; St. Norbert, Gustavus Add Commits
’00 F Eric DeDobbelaer to UMass for 2020 The Brantford, Ont. native has played his entire junior career in his hometown. He started with the Brantford Bandits in the GOJHL…