Joseph Willis
Saginaw Spirit OHL
Left shot Center
5’10” 165lbs
Saginaw Spirit | 2022
Elmhurst, IL
2005
2022-2023: C
Scouting Reports
OHL: Guelph (1) @ Kitchener (4)
OHL: Guelph (1) @ Kitchener (4)
Played on Dec 6, 2022
Ontario Hockey League
Game Played in Kitchener Memorial Auditorium
Scout: Paul O’Hagan
Michael Chambre
Michael Chambre
NTDP U18 USHL
Right Goalie
6’3″ 175lbs
Boston University | 2023
Fort Myers, FL
2005
2022-2023: C
Luke Coughlin
Luke Coughlin
Rimouski Oceanic QMJHL
Left Defense
5’10” 172lbs
Rimouski Océanic
Charlottetown, PE
2005
2022-2023: C+
QMJHL: Saint John vs Moncton and Charlottetown vs Cape Breton
Neutral Zone NHL scouted the game between the St. John Sea Dogs and the Moncton Wildcats in Saint John, NB on December 9th. Players below stood out as top prospects and grades are for this game only.
QMJHL: Cape Breton’s NHL Prospects vs Gatineau
QMJHL: Cape Breton’s NHL Prospects vs Gatineau
OHL: 2023 NHL Draft Prospects, North Bay Battalion at Peterborough Petes
OHL: North Bay (3) @ Peterborough (0)
Played on Dec 3, 2022
Game Played in Peterborough Memorial Centre
Scout: Marlin Muylaert
WHL: 2023 NHL Draft Prospects, Moose Jaw Warriors at Calgary Hitmen
WHL: Moose Jaw (3) @ Calgary (5)
Played on Dec 4, 2022
Game Played in Scotiabank Saddledome
Scout: Ian Moran
USHL American Cup: NHL Draft Prospects, Youngstown Phantoms at Green Bay Gamblers
Take a look to see how the statistical game report lines up with the single game evaluation.
Artyom Levshunov
Jimmy Clark
Mikey DeAngelo
Nicholas Vantassell
Jacob Fowler
Conner de Haro
William Whitelaw
Andrew Strathmann
Matthew Perkins
Brandon Svoboda
WHL Four Games
WHL: Red Deer vs Edmonton; Regina vs Edmonton; Brandon vs Regina; Moose Jaw vs Brandon
OHL: Hamilton (2) @ Oshawa (3)
OHL: Hamilton (2) @ Oshawa (3)
Played on Oct 28, 2022
Lucas Moore
Braeden O’Keefe
Cole Brown
Blake Smith
Calum Ritchie
OHL: Kingston (1) @ Peterborough (5)
OHL: Kingston (1) @ Peterborough (5)
Owen Outwater
Quinton Burns
Matthew Soto
Konnor Smith
Nick Lardis
Donovan McCoy
QMJHL: Saint John (2) @ Moncton (3)
QMJHL: Saint John (2) @ Moncton (3)
Etienne Morin
Miles Mueller
Preston Lounsbury
Natan Grenier
Thomas Auger
Cole Bishop
Sam-Luca Thifault
Vince Elie
Pavel Simek
Nicolas Bilodeau
OHL: Kingston(2) at Oshawa (0)
Played on Oct 23, 2022
Ontario Hockey League
Game Played in Tribute Communities Centre
Scout: Marlin Muylaert
USHL: Matikka, Finley, Machu, Laubach, Lachance & J. Fisher
On October 13, 2022 the Madison Capitols travelled to Youngstown to take on the Phantoms. In this game Ian Moran primarily focused on the six players who have already bee drafted breaking their impact on this game down accordingly and how their game translates to professional hockey.
USHL: Youngstown (2) @ USA U-18 (5)
USHL: Youngstown (2) @ USA U-18 (5)
Trey Augustine
Will Smith
Brady Cleveland
Ryan Fine
Oliver Moore
Will Vote
William Whitelaw
Hunter Bischoff
Andrew Strathmann
Matthew Perkins
USHL Fall Classic: 2023 NHL Draft Prospects
2023 NHL Draft Prospects who competed at the 2022 USHL Fall Classic
The parting of the C’s
Ian Moran, an NHL veteran of over 550 NHL games and Director of NHL Scouting for Neutral Zone, takes a closer look at our C+ rated prospects for the upcoming draft. He then makes a case for why they may be a late-round selection or why an NHL organization might not draft them at all.
To B or not to B
Ian Moran, an NHL veteran of over 550 NHL games and Director of NHL Scouting for Neutral Zone, takes a closer look at our B+, B, and B- rated prospects for the upcoming draft and then makes a case for why they are ranked where they are and then makes a case for why they may fall lower in the draft.
NHL Draft Considerations: 550+ Prospects
While Neutral Zone covers every major draft from junior hockey up; the company has an entire division dedicated to the NHL Draft. This division is led by longtime NHLer Ian…