Ben Kevan, a six-foot winger for the USHL’s Des Moines Buccaneers, has impressed scouts this season and has continued raising his draft stock ahead of this summer’s NHL draft. In…
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Adam Benak: Making Noise in Youngstown
Adam Benak, a five-foot-seven center who grew up a short drive away from the birthplace of an NHL legend in Banik, Czechia, is making waves in the USHL for the…
USHL Tri-City @ Lincoln: 14 Players Evaluated
December 15th, 2023. USHL action between the Lincoln Stars and Tri-City Storm. A solid team effort and a balanced scoresheet saw the home team Storm take a 4-2 victory over…
USHL Three-Game Report: 38 Players Evaluated
Neutral Zone had scouts in attendance for three USHL games in early December, where we got to see some tough competition from all sides. The three games we were able…
USHL Reports: 15 Games, 150 Player Evaluations
NZ scouts have been in attendance for 15 games from September 8 through October 14th. We have combined those single game reports into one sizeable report. The grades and evaluations…
Monday Movers: Week #1
In a new free feature, NZ scouting staff will be submitting 1-3 players each Monday who are on the rise; either in their star rating, league/national or draft ranking or…
USHL Clark Cup Two-Game Report: 24 Players Evaluated
As the USHL is in their playoff phase, Neutral Zone was able to attend two games of the Clark Cup between May 7th and 8th. The first was a game…
USHL Clark Cup Playoffs Dubuque Fighting Saints vs Green Bay Gamblers: 13 Standout Players
Game 3, USHL playoffs. Dubuque vs Green Bay on April 26th, 2023. A balanced scoresheet and 34 saves from #30, Marcus Brannman, was enough to solidify the victory by a…
USHL USA-NTDP 17 vs Youngstown Phantoms Two Game Report: 23 Players Evaluated
Neutral Zone attended two separate matchups between the USA- NTDP 17s and the Youngstown Phantoms. See below the reports from these games. Game 1: April 21st, 2023 Neutral Zone was…
USHL Sioux Falls vs Fargo
Fargo Force vs Sioux Falls Stampede. USHL, April 22, 2023. The Force were the better team right from puck drop cruising to a 4-1 victory. Owen Mehlenbacher #8 (F, L,…
USHL: Madison Capitols vs Green Bay Gamblers: 12 Players Evaluated
Neutral Zone was in attendance for a matchup between the Madison Capitols and Green Bay Gamblers on December 28th, 2022. It was a back-and-forth game that the Capitols would not…
USHL: Fargo Force vs Sioux Falls Stampede: 12 Players Evaluated
Fargo Force vs Sioux Falls Stampede on December 17th, 2022. A shorthanded Sioux Falls team saw them fight back from a 3-1 deficit to get an extra point in a…
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…
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…
USHL: Green Bay vs Youngstown. Two Games
Neutral Zone had one of our Western NY scouts attend a USHL two contests between Green Bay Gamblers and Youngstown Phantoms in Rochester, NY as part of the American Cup…
USHL: Dubuque vs Cedar Rapids
Dubuque Fighting Saints vs Cedar Rapids Roughriders on December 2, 2022. The Dubuque Fighting Saints got off to a flying start and ultimately never looked back. A balanced effort saw…
USHL: Madison vs Muskegon
On November 25th, 2022, Neutral Zone evaluated USHL game between the Madison Capitols and Muskegon Lumberjacks It was a lopsided affair that saw Muskegon score the first six goals of…
USHL: Waterloo vs Cedar Rapids
The Roughriders were forced to climb out of a hole the entire game due to the Blackhawks opening the scoring thirty seconds after puck drop. The momentum was clearly in…
USHL Two Game Report: Top 24 Players Evaluated
Neutral Zone was in attendance for two great matchups in the USHL, as Sioux Falls took part in two games from the 17th-19th of November 2022. The first saw Sioux…
Junior Hockey Goalie Report #1: 60 Evaluations
Goalies did well to make this report and grades are relative to others in their league. a “C” grade here is a positive as we graded only those that stood…
USHL: Sioux Falls vs Omaha
On November 19th, 2022, the Sioux Falls Stampede paid visit to the Omaha Lancers for some USHL action. The Lancers scored two first period goals, but the Stampede fought back…