Neutral Zone NHL’s Donald Godreau, May 2020: Bauer is a physically punishing defender. He engages as much as he can all over the ice, and makes sure opponents think twice when they enter the offensive zone when he is on the ice.
Scouting Reports
Simon Knak
Simon Knak (4.25 Star Amateur Rating, NHL Grade — B-) Forward Neutral Zone NHL’s Donald Godreau, May 2020: Knak is a nice skater. He has a fluid stride and shows…
Cross Hanas – The Process
Neutral Zone NHL’s Donald Godreau, May 2020: Hanas has the offensive intangibles to be a threat at the next level. He has quick feet, plays with good speed, and is shifty in open ice. His quick edge work and agility make him hard to attack in open ice, and Hanas is the type of threat that given an extra second, he can be a nightmare.
Seth Jarvis – The Process
Neutral Zone’s Canadian Director of Scouting Marlin Muylaert says “He does everything and makes it seem effortless because of his smooth and seamless skating. He zips around the ice with ease and makes plays at speed. His IQ is high and he has the ability to make all the players around him better.”
Ryder Rolston – The Process
I also think his motor and overall skating ability will make him an incredibly high level penalty killer and shut down forward. Everyone is falling in love with the little buggers who can dance and there is zero doubt that Ryder can keep up and he might cherish such a role.
Jake Sanderson – The Process
Neutral Zone’s Brendan Collins, May 2020: Sanderson is highly mobile, he can close in on opponents in only a few strides in any direction. He moves just as well laterally as he does forward or backwards, and he’s able to stop and shift his feet or pivot simultaneously and effortlessly. Offensively he…
Jack Finley
The thing that’s really noticeable to me is how smooth Jack is for such a young kid. It’s a great combination because he’s one of the youngest players in the draft as well as one of the biggest. Anyway, he’s big and smooth which makes him a big time legitimate NHL prospect.
Anthony Tabak
Anthony is a massive kid (6’4″ 216lbs) who was effective tonight. He fought through contact and traffic to get to the scoring areas and was a very good net front presence. It looks like his skating and stride are starting to catch up to his body as he showed separation speed while driving wide on line rushes and he was a consistent winner of 50-50 pucks on dump-ins.
Tommy Pasanen
Neutral Zone NHL’s Lenny Hoffman, March 2020: Tommy is an intriguing prospect who has upside to his game down the road. A large right handed defender that can be very difficult to find throughout the draft or free agency. He has great length and is put together very well which made him hard to play against.
Alex Cotton
He is very poised with puck in all situations. He makes an excellent first pass in transition, controls poor passes very well and has the skating ability to carry the puck out of trouble when needed. He is not an overly physical defenseman, but is strong and powerful when closing on opposing forwards to eliminate the cycle. His quick feet enable him to hold the offensive blueline longer than most of his peers and he does not need to crossover to generate backwards speed.
Thimo Nickl
His chest was high, his hips were down and Thimo played stick on puck when initiating contact or shutting down the cycle. He seemed to get stronger as the season progressed, which was a really nice thing to see, and he became a much more consistent net front defender.
Riley Fiddler-Schultz
He is a smart player who reads his linemates well and consistently does the little things that help teams win. Riley is willing to block shots, take hits to make plays and he will play hard against the other team’s top players. These are all keys to a successful team, but why I really want to keep an eye
Czech Republic U18 5-Nations Draft Evaluations
Originally released after the 5 Nations Tournament. Neutral Zone evaluates Jan Bednar, Michael Krutil, Filip Kovar, Tomas Chlubna, Sebastian Malat, Tomas Urban ans 2021 NHL Draft Eligible players Vladimir Kremlacek & Stanislav Vrhel.
Evan Vierling – The Process
He’s deadly on 1 on 1s, but look out if he is the puck carrier on a 2 on 1 because there’s a pretty good chance the red light is coming on. I have no doubt that Evan is going to play in the NHL it’s just a matter of if he’s on the wing or not. I honestly believe Evan has a chance to do some special things in the league.
Brayden Peters
One of the things that I like is his ability to get a whistle and settle things down when Calgary gets running around in their end. To me he shows great game awareness.
Jack Ring – Long Term Watch List
My feeling is that if he goes to University of New Hampshire and dedicates himself to getting more powerful and explosive he will look like a dramatically different player when he’s 23 years old.
Luke Prokop – The Process
Luke is a smooth skating right shot defender. He has poise and vision in transition, showing the ability to hit the stretch man in stride or a quick up immediately following a turnover. He is…
Danny Weight – The Process
Danny’s going to BC where he’s going to not only have great competition in Hockey East games, but he’s going to be competing against recent NHL first rounders (Newhook, Boldy, Knight) and other legitimate NHL prospects for ice time in every practice. Coach York’s practices will be great for his feet. And when his feet catch up to his hockey IQ Danny will be an NHLer.
Trevor Kuntar – The Process
Trevor’s a relentless forechecker. He finishes his checks with authority, has excellent hand strength, consistently moves his feet to take away time and space. He is positionally sound away from the puck and attacks when appropriate.
Dylan Jackson – The Process
Neutral Zone NHL’s Paul O’Hagan, May 2020: Jackson is a smaller, highly skilled player with great quickness, agility and hockey sense. His situational game awareness is special and he can be creative with any teammate, not just Ty (his twin brother).
Ty Jackson – The Process
Ty’s mobility and hockey IQ are well above average, which allow him to anticipate plays and get to where he needs to be quickly and usually ahead of schedule.