Neutral Zone watched the 2022 Alberta Cup in Red Deer, Alberta from April 28th through May 1st. The event was well run and broken into six teams of 2007 birth…

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Neutral Zone watched the 2022 Alberta Cup in Red Deer, Alberta from April 28th through May 1st. The event was well run and broken into six teams of 2007 birth…

Neutral Zone attended every minute of every day of the U14 National Championship in Chicago Illinois. Games were played two at a time in the same rink so we moved…

NYS State Tier 1 Tournament U18 (‘03s & ‘04s) – Amherst, NY Friday 3/11/2022 – Sunday, 3/13/2022 Six teams competed in the New York State Tier 1 U18 Tournament in…

Neutral Zone was able to catch HPHL U14 Showcase in Woodridge, Illinois over Martin Luther King holiday weekend, January 15th & 16th. The games were played at Seven Bridges Ice…

1/15/22 – Pittsburgh Penguins Elite U14 vs BK Selects (Game #1) Neutral Zone was in attendance at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex for a one-day doubleheader for the ‘07 Pens…

On November 19-21, 2021 Neutral Zone was in attendance for all three days of the AAA U-14 Detroit Challenger. Teams attending and current USA ‘07 rankings included Shattuck St. Mary’s…

I spent last weekend watching games in Walpole and Foxboro. The comments below are on players that I saw play more than once and caught my eye multiple times. These are not necessarily the best players in the tournament, but they are players who I found myself looking at the roster for again and again.

Ian Moran and Brian Murphy spent tSaturday watching 2006 and 2007 games at a few different rinks as part of the Eastern Exposure Cup Weekend. Below is a list of…

Ian Moran and Brian Murphy spent the day watching 2006 and 2007 games at a few different rinks as part of the Eastern Exposure Cup Weekend. Below is a list…

In one of the better events to catch up and coming bantam players from across the US, we attended the SuperSeries AAA Boston Breakout to check out the 2007 division….

Team Wisconsin and Chicago Mission U14 AAA teams played a three-game series on the weekend of 09/18/21-09/19/21. The games were played at the Hyundai Rink at the Fifth Third Arena…

2021 Midwest Exposure Showcase 2007’s TOP 45 Neutral Zone observed the 2007 division of the Midwest Exposure Series held in Minneapolis, MN from September 17th – 19th at the Furniture…

The Chicago Mission U14 hosted the Mission Labor Day Showcase 2021 on September 3rd – September 5th in Bensenville, IL with all the games being played at The Edge on…

Neutral Zone had two scouts in attendance at the Boys CCM 68 Invite run by 200×85. We watched all three games and some practices and wrote evaluations on every skater…

Chicago’s newest AAA team, the Chicago Reapers and Team Wisconsin U14 AAA teams played a three-game series on the weekend of 08/27/21 & 08/28/21. The games were played at the…

Neutral Zone scouts were in attendance at the 2021 Prospects Jr. Showcase held in Fredericton, New Brunswick. This annual event was attended by approximately 90 Atlantic Canada prospects aged from…

Some Morandomness from Ian Moran

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…

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…

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…

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…