Aiden Dubinsky was drafted the OHL London Knights #219 overall on Saturday. VP Brian Murphy smells value and sees quality. Aiden is listed at about 5’10” but plays much bigger….
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Maxim Namestnikov
Namestnikov taken third overall by the Sarnia Sting Maxim is a player who our US Scouts have talked about quite a bit. After not being selected by the NTDP which…
Gavin Hayes
The Flint Firebirds selected Gavin with the 16th overall selection in The OHL Draft. Neutral Zone NHL’s comments, April 2020: NHL NZ Scout Ian Moran said Gavin Hayes is obviously…
OMHA Championship: Top 40
The Ontario Minor Hockey Association (OMHA) Midget AAA Championship Tournament is an annual tournament held between various divisional champions within the province. This year, it was held at the Quinte…
NTDP Evaluation Camp Roster Invites
The USA Hockey National Development (NTDP) team released their 40-man roster for Evaluation Camp starting in mid-March in Plymouth, MI. We have several reports on many of these players along…
U15: NAPHL Playoffs: Top 45
NAPHL U15 Dixon Cup Playoffs were played the weekend of February 14-16 in Rochester Hills, Michigan at the ONYX arena. It was great hockey all weekend as some games went…
Toronto Marlies Classic: Top 225
With over 50 teams in the Minor Midget AAA category, the Toronto Marlies Holiday Classic is one of the largest tourney of the year. Detroit Honeybaked won the 2019 Marlies…
2020 East Coast Ice Jam: Top 100
Jan 8th-12th, 2020 Neutral Zone attended the 2020 East Coast Ice Jam in Bedford, Nova Scotia. Over the weekend we were able to watch all 21 Major Midget teams from…
Canada Youth Olympic Team (U-15) VS Lac St-Louis Lions: Names To Know
In preparation for the Olympic Youth Winter games, which start this upcoming weekend in Switzerland, team Canada had an exhibition game against the renowned Midget AAA program in Quebec, the…
Top 250 US Prospect Rankings: 2004s
Neutral Zone is pleased to release our Top 250 US prospects born in 2004. The 2004’s are the most highly scouted birth year in amateur hockey as they are eligible…
OHL Draft Mid-Term Rankings: Top 300 Ontario
Neutral Zone is pleased to announce the release of our OHL Draft Mid-Term Rankings for the top 300 prospects born in Ontario and/or playing in Ontario this season. This report…
Toronto Jr Canadiens vs Toronto Young Nationals; Dec 7, 2019
GTHL Minor Midget Toronto Jr Canadiens vs Toronto Young Nationals; Dec 7, 2019 JRC comes out with a 3-1 victory as McLean pitches in two goals. JRC held off a…
PSHF Showcase: Top 20
November 23, 2019; Colisee de Laval Over the weekend NZ had the opportunity to get our first glimpse of the PSHF showcase at the Colisee de Laval. Although we only…
2019 Winnipeg Jets AAA Classic: Top 100
2019 Winnipeg Jets AAA Bantam Classic Teams: (16) Arena: Bell MTS Iceplex – Winnipeg, MB Date: November 21nd-24th, 2019 Age Group: Bantam (2004-2006 Born) Introduction: Neutral Zone was…
Battle of the Border: Top 75
Windsor, Ontario – November 8-10, 2019 The Battle of the Borders is in its 6th year and is hosted in Windsor at the WFCU which is home to the Windsor…
Honeybaked Showcase U15/U16: Top 80
The 2019 Honeybaked Showcase took place in Howell and Waterford, Michigan. Eight teams competed with a combination of U15 and U16 teams. The U15 teams were from Esmark, Cleveland and…
WHL Cup Top 40
Neutral Zone sent scouts to Calgary, Alberta to watch the WHL Cup which features the top U16 prospects in all four Western Canadian provinces: Alberta, Saskatchewan, British Columbia and Manitoba….
Wendy Dufton Minor Midget AAA: Top 180
Wendy Dufton Memorial Tournament Report – 2019 Minor Midget AAA; London, Ontario, Canada; Oct 10-13, 2019 The Wendy Dufton Memorial Tournament is the second of five major Ontario Minor Midget…
Toronto Titans Early Bird Tournament Report – 2019 Minor Midget AAA
Toronto, Ontario, Canada Sept 3-8, 2019 The Titan’s Early Bird Tournament is the first of five major Ontario Minor Midget tournaments in the 2019-2020 season. Our tournament report is geared…
USA Hockey Select 15 Development Camp: Top 190
Neutral Zone was in attendance for the USA Hockey Select 15 National Development Camp in Amherst, NY. The tournament was scouted by three scouts who have combined their notes seeing…
Mini Chowder Cup 2003’s: Top 75
Neutral Zone made the trip to Canton Ice House and Foxboro Sports Center Thursday July 25th through Sunday July 28th to watch the Junior Chowder Cup. This report primarily focuses…