NHL Evaluation: Payton has great edge work and balance, as well as a powerful first step which allows him to be at top speed quickly. He has very good 1 on 1 puck skills. He uses his speed to generate scoring opportunities by
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Patrick Guzzo
(10) Intangibles – He is a tough kid who can play through pain. Early in the season we saw Patrick take an errant stick to the face breaking his nose. There was blood all over his face, his jersey and the ice. He went to the bench, had his nose filled with stuffing and continued playing hard two way hockey. This seems like something every player should do, but we can tell you they don’t.
Tyrel Bauer
Intangibles – He is a 6’3″ 205lbs tough as nails right shot defenseman who is an assistant captain as an ’02 in the Western Hockey League. That pretty much tells you what type of player and person you will have on your depth chart after he joins your organization in June.
Why Isiah Campbell is Player Worth Tracking
Any interest in an athletic 6’3″ 203LBS forward who can play in all situations?
Zach Plucinski
(8) Body Language – After a big hit Zach doesn’t skate around looking for high fives.
NHL Scouting Report: Ottawa 67’s
On Sunday November 3rd we traveled to Hamilton to watch the Bulldogs take on the visiting Ottawa 67’s. This would be our first viewing of the 67’s and quite honestly…
Moncton Wildcats NHL Prospects (2/19/20)
On Wednesday February 19th Neutral Zone NHL was in attendance for the Rimouski Oceanic at Moncton Wildcats overtime thriller. Below are the game evaluations for Mocton’s NHL prospects; Elliot Desnoyers…
Moncton Wildcats NHL Prospect's Game Evaluations (1/31/20)
Elliot Desnoyers (4 Star Amatuer Rating, NHL Grade — C) Forward Game Grade: B-, Desnoyers, the 141st ranked skater in North America by NHL Central Scouting, showed his offensive mindset in this…
William Dufour
The physical tools are all there for Dufour showing off a strong frame with good balance and strength on his feet.
Carson Bantle
We have no doubt that Carson will play NHL games, but with hard work and consistent dedication Carson has a chance to have an NHL career. You honestly can’t say that about everyone who gets drafted.
Landon Kosior (2/14 & 2/15/20)
Weekend evaluation vs Swift Current and Brandon Wheat Kings. Landon has been upgraded.
Lethbridge Hurricanes 2020 NHL Prospects (3/1/2020)
On Sunday March 1st we watched the Hurricanes take on the Hitmen in Calgary. The game had a playoff feel from the opening face-off as the intensity ran high. Below are the evaluations of the Lethbridge prospects who are eligible for the 2020 NHL Draft.
Josh Pillar
Josh is currently (3/20) seeing time on the 2nd PP, being used regularly in penalty killing situations & is taking face-offs in high leverages late game situations. He plays with grit and does the little things that help teams be successful.
Jarod Crespo – Scouting Report
Here at Neutral Zone we have 22 published amateur evaluations on Jarod. Our first was published in September 2016 while he was playing right wing and our most recent in September 2019 where he was viewed as a mobile defenseman with high upside. Combine all of our information together and heading into the start of the New England Prep season we feel Jarod is a defensive prospect who deserves the attention of NHL organizations.
Jack Dempsey’s Journey
Neutral Zone’s first evaluation of Jack took place in September of 2016 and has continued through the New England Prep Elite Eight Championship in March of 2020. We have seen him mature from a so called 6’1″ surprise with long reach, into a 6’3″ 215lbs power forward who led Dexter in scoring this past season. While his transformation is still happening, Neutral Zone NHL took a look back at his progress to see if Jack can bloom into an NHL draft pick.
Antonio Venuto
(2) Vision & Poise – He makes the right play all over the ice. Again this might sound foolish because you would expect every player to do this at the USHL level, but it is incredibly difficult. A player’s mind plays tricks on them and they think they need to do more and more to get noticed, but in reality high level coaches just want you…
Nolan Krenzen
Nolan has always had offensive capabilities, but we feel he is a defender who has improved his play away from the puck while playing for David Wilkie in Omaha.
Bennett Zmolek
He was not on our February Draft list, but with his improvement and upward trend it’s hard to believe that a team wont take a chance on him in the 6th or 7th round in June.
Dylan Holloway
(3) Feet – Dylan has elite speed right now and we feel he will only get faster, quicker and more agile after a few years of high end training at the University of Wisconsin. He is in contention for the quickest first step in this draft class.
Tim Lovell
(10) Intangibles – For the past two years Tim has heard the talk that he is too small to succeed at the next and all he does is keep succeeding and proving people wrong. We love that mindset and we love his hockey IQ.
Saginaw Spirit NHL Prospects (3/7/2020)
8-6 final for Saginaw in this game. Lots of offense early in this game with 7 goals in the first period of the game. Cole Perfetti was dynamic offensively for Saginaw early with a couple of assists in the first period and another handful of quality chances early.