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Scouting Reports
2005 EHG All Star Weekend: All 45 Skaters Graded
Neutral Zone had at least two and often four scouts in attendance at the Exposure Hockey Group’s All-Star Weekend. Our main focus was the 2005 and 2006 age groups. Matt…
2006 EHG All Star Weekend: All 44 Skaters & One Goalie Graded
Neutral Zone had at least two and often four scouts in attendance at the Exposure Hockey Group’s All-Star Weekend. Our main focus was the 2005 and 2006 age groups. Matt…
Top 100 Uncommitted Prospects: 1999s, 2000s, and 2001s
Neutral Zone has released its National Rankings for the Top 300 1999s, the Top 500 2000s, and the Top 400 2001s based on this past season of play (2019-2020). Also…
2002 National Rankings Top 420
While COVID-19 ended these players season short; Neutral Zone scouts were able to evaluate over 1,400 prospects born in 2002 throughout the season. We updated all their star rating and…
Eastern Exposure All-Star Weekend: 2006 Day 1 Standouts
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…
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…
