Vernon Vipers vs Wenatchee Wild on December 13th, 2022. A tight defensive battle saw two teams fight hard for the win. The difference in this one was a Parker Murray…
Scouting Reports
NZ Top 300 National Rankings: 2003’s
Neutral Zone scouts were on the road throughout the fall at every junior showcase in North America to produce the NZ Top 300 Rankings for the 2003 birth-year. This is…
AYHL Premier U16: New York Saints vs Long Island Royals and New York Saints vs New Jersey Titans
AYHL U16 – New York Saints vs Long Island Royals Neutral Zone watched an AYHL Premier u16 matchup between the New York Saints and the Long Island Royals. The first…
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…
Wayzata Trojans vs Hill Murray Pioneers: Top 11 Players
Neutral Zone was in attendance with a much-anticipated game, with the #2 Wayzata Trojans vs the #9 Hill Murray Pioneers. Not only were we able to catch the Varsity game…
USHL: Youngstown vs Green Bay Two Games: 14 Players Evaluated
Neutral Zone was in attendance for two matchups between the Youngstown Phantoms and the Green Bay Gamblers of the USHL. Youngstown came away with the win in both games, with…
MAHA Tier 1 December Showcase 15O: 67 Players Evaluated
Neutral Zone was in attendance for the MAHA 15O showcase at Buffalo Wild Wings Ice Arena in Troy, MI 12/9-12/11. Little Caesars and Compuware were the most impressive teams. Some…
NAHL: New Jersey vs. Maryland
Neutral Zone was in attendance when the New Jersey Titans faced the Maryland Black Bears on Sept. 9, 2022. Each player below has been given a grade based solely on…
NPHL U14: Bishop Kearney Selects vs Buffalo JR Sabres: 19 Players Evaluated
The Buffalo Jr. Sabs opened up a 3-0 lead and then run into heavy penalty trouble in the 2nd period, allowing BK Selects to get the game close, although sealed…
Quebec Midget AAA Fall Report: 200+ Evaluations
Our Quebec team was on the road throughout September to November catching single games. While we typically post tournament reports, in this case we consolidated all the single game reports…
NAHL 3 Game Report: 32 Players Evaluated
Neutral Zone was in attendance for three NAHL games on December 9th, 2022. The games that took place were Minnesota Wilderness vs Chippewa Steel, Minot Minotauros vs St. Cloud Norsemen,…
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….
NAHL: Three Games
We watched three NAHL games on Friday; Minnesota vs Chippewa; Minot vs St. Cloud and Springfield at Wisconsin. Players that stood out in these games are noted below with grades…
USHL: Fargo vs Sioux City
An NZ scout evaluated the Fargo Force vs Sioux City Musketeers contest on Friday, December 9th, 2022. In a defensive battle, with limited chances, the Sioux City Musketeers prevailed by…
Nova Scotia U18: Halifax vs Valley
Neutral Zone attended the December 7th NSU18MHL game between the Valley Wildcats and the Halifax McDonalds at the Halifax Forum in Halifax, Nova Scotia. It was a back and forth…
NE Prep: Winchendon vs Thayer
Canton, MA-Thayer used two third period goals to break a 1-1 tie and skate past a tough Winchendon team 3-1 on home ice. The game was back-and-forth, with each team…
Minnesota HS: Holy Family vs Shakopee
Neutral Zone was in attendance for a game featuring Holy Family and Shakopee, two of the top up and coming programs in Minnesota High School Hockey. Great goaltending and taking…
Minnesota HS: Benilde/St. Margaret’s vs Andover
This was a much anticipated early-season matchup on Tuesday in Minnesota High School Hockey. There is no doubt that both of these teams could be playing for a state championship…
Minnesota HS: White Bear Lake vs Hibbing
The first period was a battle between a fresh Hibbing and a weary White Bear Lake. White Bear Lake jumped out to a three goal lead, while Hibbing got a…
BCHL: Prince George vs West Kelowna
Prince George Spruce Kings vs Westside Warriors on December 7th, 2022. A tight matchup between two great teams saw the Warriors build on a lead early. A valiant effort by…
Minnesota Bantam: Blue Ox 217 Player Evaluations
Neutral Zone headed to Minnesota/North Dakota for the Youth Hockey Hub’s annual Battle for the Blue Ox in Moorhead, MN. We watched games all day on November 11-12 and below…