As is the annual tradition, the New England Prep circuit hosts its annual holiday Tournaments the week before Christmas. This year, as has become tradition with Neutral Zone, we dispatched…
Scouting Reports
T1EHL Showcase Dallas 16U: 73 Player Evaluations
Neutral Zone attended the 16U Tier I Showcase in Dallas on November 17th-19th. It was a competitive tournament, with each team playing four games. None of the teams went unbeaten,…
Morandom Thoughts: December 12th through 19th
Pavit Mehra – Holderness, right shot forward. I told someone before the season that Mehra was going to get 80 points this year. They told me I was nuts. Through eight games he has 20 points. Now I’m no math wizard but he looks to be on pace for…
CSSHL U18 Prep Edmonton Showcase: 103 Prospect Evaluations
Neutral Zone was in attendance at the River Cree Arena in Edmonton, AB, for the CSSHL U18 Prep Edmonton Showcase, which took place from December 7-10, 2023. The games at…
Battle for the Blue OX Top 187
Neutral Zone scouted the 2023 Bantam Battle for the Blue OX in Moorhead, MN. Moorhead beat Stillwater in overtime to repeat as Champions. The play was excellent and players ages…
Alliance U18 Two Game Report: 18 Players Evaluated
Neutral Zone was able to observe two games in the Alliance U18 in early December of 2023 where we were able to see 18 standout players. The two games we…
BCHL Two Game Report: 28 Standout Players Evaluated
Neutral Zone had scouts in attendance for two BCHL games between December 6th and 10th, where we were able to see some great play and fierce competition. The games we…
MAHA 16U Showcase 2023: 52 Players Evaluated
Neutral Zone was in attendance for the MAHA Showcase 16U Friday, 12/8 – Sunday, 12/10. Games were played at Buffalo Wild Wings Arena in Troy, MI. Teams included were Biggby,…
Rocky Mountain Classic: 205 Player Evaluations
The Rocky Mountain Classic is one of the preeminent U15AAA/Prep tournaments in Western Canada and invites some of the best U15 (2009 and 2010 birth years) athletes from the USA…
Minnesota High School: Three Games – 33 Player Evaluations
Neutral Zone was in attendance at three Minnesota High School games. On December 5th, we were at the St. Croix Valley Rec Center as White Bear Lake defeated Stillwater by…
2023 World U17 Challenge: Three Teams – 44 Player Evaluations
Neutral Zone was in attendance at the 2023 World U17 Challenge in Charlottetown, PEI. Below are standout players from Czechia, Finland, and Sweden. Each player below has been given a…
NCDC: 6 Games – 64 Player Evaluations
Neutral Zone viewed six NCDC games in the first half of December. Players were scouted in the following games: Utica Jr. Comets vs. Northern Cyclones and Mercer Chiefs vs. Connecticut…
CSSHL U17 Prep: OHA BC U17 Prep @ Rink Kelowna Black U17 Prep – 12 Players Evaluated
Neutral Zone was in attendance for the CSSHL U17 Prep matchup between OHA BC and Rink Kelowna Black on December 02. It was a good back-and-forth affair, right up until…
Alliance Hockey U16 AAA Face Off: 113 Prospect Evaluations
Neutral Zone had multiple scouts in attendance at the Alliance U16 AAA Face Off in Leamington, Ontario. The event featured all 11 Alliance teams and took place from November 10-12,…
MAHA U15 Showcase 2023: 61 Players Evaluated
Neutral Zone evaluated the MAHA December Showcase for the U15 division held December 8th-10th at the Buffalo Wild Wings Arena. Little Caesars and Honeybaked came out the victors, widening their…
NAHL: Three Games – 34 Player Evaluations
Neutral Zone scouted three NAHL games at the beginning of December. We viewed Kenai River vs. Anchorage and St. Cloud vs. Bismarck on December 1st, and Austin vs. Minot on…
GTHL 16: Two Games – 32 Player Evaluation
Below are two GTHL U16 game reports. On December 2nd, we were in attendance as the Toronto Titans hosted the Toronto Nationals. On December 3rd, we were in Vaughan as…
Quebec U18 Two Game Report: 21 Players Evaluated
Neutral Zone had scouts in attendance for two QuU18 games in the first three days of December 2023, where we got to see 21 standout players for evaluation. The games…
New England Prep: Four Games – 48 Player Evaluations
Neutral Zone was in attendance at four New England Prep games to lead off the month of December. On December 3rd, we scouted Pomfret School vs. Albany Academy, Andover Academy…
2022 World U17 Challenge: Three Countries – 46 Player Evaluations
Neutral Zone was in attendance at the 2022 World U17 Challenge in Langley and Delta, British Columbia, from November 3 to 12. Below are standout players from Czechia, Finland, and…
Minnesota High School: Four Games – 35 Player Evaluations
Neutral Zone is back in the rinks of Minnesota for the start of the 2023/24 high school season. We were in attendance at the following games: Chanhassen HS vs. Shakopee…