Neutral Zone was present in Red Deer Alberta from April 27-30 to view the top 120 players in the province go head-to-head. The top 60 players as determined by our…
Scouting Reports
British Columbia Cup 2023: 80 Players Evaluated
 Neutral Zone was present at the Shaw Centre in Salmon Arm, BC for the British Columbia Cup from April 20th-23rd. All 160 players were viewed by our scout, and the…
BCHL Playoffs Salmon Arm Silverbacks vs Penticton Vees
The momentum of this game was tilted two minutes in when Penticton showed their offensive dominance early. The Silverbacks did what they could tonight but when the Vees are able…
NAHL Maryland Black Bears vs Northeast Generals: 12 Players Evaluated
Tonight was a low-scoring, high-energy game. Both teams showed up and put on consistent scoring chances making the game a track meet up and down the ice. The Black Bears…
Cracking The NESCAC/DIII Recruiting Code
NESCAC/DIII Athletic Recruiting: An Inside Look from a Coach Murphy Our VP and Director of US Men’s Scouting Brian Murphy was a hockey coach for 20 years at Tufts University…
New England Select 16 and 17 Camp Top 100
One of USA Hockey’s earliest Select Camps to decide which players would attend National Camp took place in mid-April at New England Sports Village in North Attleboro, MA. The 10…
NAHL Minot Minotauros vs Austin Bruins: 12 Players Evaluated
As the last game of the year before playoffs, these two teams are at the top of their standings. This game is a pre-match as to what we might see…
USHL Sioux Falls vs Fargo
Fargo Force vs Sioux Falls Stampede. USHL, April 22, 2023. The Force were the better team right from puck drop cruising to a 4-1 victory. Owen Mehlenbacher #8 (F, L,…
MJHL Playoffs Virden vs Steinbach
On April 22 at the TG Smith Center, the home team grabbed a 4-0 win over the Virden Oil Capitals. Noah Szabo netted two goals for the Steinbach Pistons and…
BCHL Playoffs Vernon Vipers vs Salmon Arm Silverbacks; 12 Players Evaluated
Truly a back-and-forth hockey game that needed extra time to decide the winner. The difference tonight was small, so small that these teams traded off goals with Salmon Arm scoring…
OHL Draft Rounds 1-3 Recap
Neutral Zone scouts will go live today for rounds 4-15 in the OHL Draft follow live on YouTube and across our social channels for insights on each player selected. However,…
BCHL Playoffs Three Game Report: 41 Players Evaluated
Neutral Zone was in attendance for three BCHL matchups from April 14th-18th, 2023. The first game to take place was a matchup between the Vernon Vipers and Salmon Arm Silverbacks…
OHL Draft (CAN) Top 300: Final Rankings
The NZ Ontario team led by former Memorial Cup champion Paul O’Hagan has released the final Ontario rankings for the upcoming OHL Draft later this month. This list includes OHL…
USA Hockey Nationals 16U Top 160
Neutral Zone knew the way to San Jose and took the trip out West March 29 – April 3 to catch USA Hockey 16U Nationals. A total of 16 teams…
U18 AAA Atlantic Championship: 26 Players Evaluated
Neutral Zone had three scouts in attendance for the Atlantic Championships that ran from March 30th to April 2nd, 2023. Below are their notes on 26 standout players from the…
MJHL Playoffs: Steinbach Pistons vs Swan Valley Stampeders
This game was an absolute thriller that needed two periods of overtime to decide a winner with Steinbachs’ Dawson Milliken sealing the victory for the Pistons. A come-from-behind victory with…
SJHL Playoffs: Flin Flon Bombers vs Battlefords North Stars
Scoring a short-handed goal three minutes into the game, it looked like the Bombers were off to the start they needed to win the game. The North Starts responded minutes…
NY State Championships U14, U15, U16, U18
NZ evaluated the Tier I U14-U18 New York State Championships on March 10-12th. 138 players are evaluated and graded below. They stood out in our viewings and did well to…
U16 Ontario 255+ Player Reports
With the OHL Draft Top 300 List just posted, we wanted to back that up with even more information on some of those 2007 players and some who people may…
U14 USA Nationals Every Player Evaluated
Neutral Zone had three scouts at the U14 Nationals in Plymouth, MI. Below are evaluations of every rostered player at the event. Some have one evaluation and others have three;…
OJHL Playoffs: Burlington Cougars vs Collingwood Blues and Trenton vs Wellington
OJHL Playoff matchup between Burlington and Collingwood on April 10th, 2023. A defensive battle between two evenly matched teams saw a goaltending battle. Noah Pak #31 was lights out for…
