Some Morandomness from Ian Moran
U14
Mini Chowder Cup 2007s Top 135
After a one year hiatus due to the pandemic, the Mini Chowder Cup is back in its rightful spot in July. The top 2007s and 2008s filed into Foxboro Sports…
Exposure Hockey All-Star Weekend. 40 Notable 2007s
Neutral Zone spent part of Saturday and most of the day Sunday moving from rink to rink watching some the the action at the Eastern Exposure’s All-Star Event. Matt Miles…
U14 Nationals: Chicago Mission
Chicago Mission The Chicago Mission were a top team for sure at U14 Nationals. Below are 15 players we reviewed and graded. They have some terrific players and below…
U14 Nationals: BK Selects
Buffalo Saints (BK Selects) Bishop Kearney Selects played in the Championship Game and lost to SSM. BK played hard, tough and just didn’t quite have enough to take home the…
U14 Nationals: Shattuck St. Mary’s
Shattuck rolled to the U14 National Championship in Texas. They are one of the best U14 teams NZ has seen at this level: deep, talented, tough and well coached. Below…
U14 Nationals: LA Jr. Kings
The Chicago Mission were a top team for sure at U14 Nationals. Below are 15 players we reviewed and graded. They have some terrific players and below are the ones…
Neutral Zone’s 2007’s of Interest
On a Morandum Monday, we present the 57 2007s who we have seen in person that interest us. This is an age where we solely identify and seldom evaluate. Below…
Bantam: Exposure Hockey Group Columbus Invitational. Top 80
Neutral Zone attended the Exposure Hockey Group’s Columbus Invite in Mid-March. Matt Miles and his staff ran a great event and we enjoyed watching the competitive nature of the games….
Lakeville North vs Lakeville South Bantam AA District 8 Playoff
Neutral Zone was in Minnesota to evaluate the District 8 rivalry elimination game between Lakeville North and Lakeville South. Please find the top identified 11 players from this game. Lakeville…
U14, U15, U16, U18: WAHA Playoffs. Top 85
Wisconsin Amateur Hockey Association (WAHA) Tier 1 U14-U18 Playoffs held at the Fond du Lac Blue Line Family Ice Center in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin on February 26-28, 2021. NZ…
U14 HPHL: Chicago Mission vs Shattuck-St. Mary’s Sabres: Top 15
Chicago Mission and Shattuck-St. Mary’s Sabres U14 AAA teams played a three-game series on the weekend of 02/19/21-02/21/21. The games were played on the campus of SSM at the John…
U14: Team Illinois vs CYA
Illinois has begun to let hockey games be played again in the state starting the weekend of February 6, 2021. The Team Illinois U14 AAA and the Chicago Young Americans…
U14: CCM World Invitational Dallas: Top 50
200X85 had to reschedule their annual CCM World Invite that is usually held in Chicago because of COVID restrictions in Illinois. The U14 AAA level moved to Dallas, Texas for…
U14: CarShield vs Omaha Hockey Club
Neutral Zone was on hand at the RecPlex-South in St. Peters, MO to watch the 06 Carshield AAA vs. 06 Omaha AAA Hockey Club game this Saturday, January 2nd. This…
U14: Music City Invitational Top 20
12/31 Bauer Music City Invitational Chicago Fury (3) vs Colorado Thunderbirds (2) Neutral Zone observed a Bauer Music City Invitational matchup between the Chicago Fury and Colorado Thunderbirds U14 in…
U14: Mission, Jr. Gamblers, Team Illinois, Chicago Young Americans: Top 70
Three U14 AAA Chicago teams and the U14 AAA Northeast Wisconsin Jr Gamblers headed to Appleton, Wisconsin, the weekend of November 21st & 22nd, to get some games in. The…
U14: SSM U14 vs Green Bay U14. Top 20
Neutral Zone was in Faribault MN this past weekend scouting an exciting U14 match up between the #1 nationally ranked Shattuck St Mary’s Sabres hosting the Green Bay Jr Gamblers. …
West Coast Elite Bantam Showcase: Top 60
West Coast Elite Bantam Showcase Neutral Zone was in attendance at the West Coast Elite Bantam Showcase that took place in Chandler, Arizona on the weekend of 11/13-11/15. The showcase…
Scrimmage: U14 Boston Jr. Eagles vs the U15s
Currently ranked #2 in the country, the U14 Boston Jr. Eagles played against a “version” of the U15 Boston Jr. Eagles in a Veteran’s Day mid-morning scrimmage at Thayer.
U14 & U15: Shattuck St. Mary’s Showcase Report: Top 50
SSM Showcase Player Report 11/7-11/8 Neutral Zone was in attendance for the Shattuck St. Mary’s Showcase event in Faribault, Minnesota 11/7 through 11/8. This was a very competitive event with…