His adjustment to the smaller sheet is something to keep an eye on, but he has good size and he is so athletic that we will be watching him closely this year.
Scouting Reports
QMJHL: Baie-Comeau Drakkar vs Rimouski Oceanic (10/31/2020)
This Quebec League matchup had a lot of energy, especially for an afternoon game. Both teams played an up-tempo style in a fast-paced and entertaining contest. Final score was 4-3 for Baie-Comeau. This report focuses on Baie-Comeau’s 2021 NHL Draft Eligible players.
QMJHL: Rimouski Oceanic at Baie-Comeau Drakkar (10/31/2020)
This Quebec League matchup had a lot of energy, especially for an afternoon game. Both teams played an up-tempo style in a fast-paced and entertaining contest. Final score was 4-3 for Baie-Comeau. This report focuses on Rimouski’s 2021 NHL Draft Eligible players.
Doug Grimes – The Process (Updated 11/5/2020)
Neutral Zone had seventeen right wingers who are 6’2″ or larger on our 2020 draft list. Four (4) of them were potential 1st rounders, two (2) we projected to be selected by the end of the third round and three (3) that we didn’t think would be drafted. The rest are long term projects who we feel have the potential to mature into legit National League prospects. This is why we will continue to track Doug Grimes during his first season in the USHL.
BCHL: Chilliwack Chiefs 2021 NHL Draft Prospects vs Coquitlam Express (10/20/2020)
Ayrton was the most impactful of the draft eligible players in this game. As a puck carrier he played with pace and deception.
NCDC: Islanders Hockey Club 2021 NHL Draft Prospects
Billy was excellent while killing penalties, using his feet and tenacity to disrupt set plays and generate 200 foot clears.
Noah Beck
(9) Special Teams Potential – The combination of Noah’s skating ability, long reach and anticipation make him a natural penalty killer. Combine that with how well he maintains shooting lanes and his ability to limit second scoring opportunities and we feel Noah will be a regular penalty killer in professional hockey.
NHL Draft Final Rankings 1-100
This September Neutral Zone, the largest amateur hockey scouting site in the world, announced the hiring of longtime NHL defenseman Ian Moran to launch an NHL Draft arm of the…
Tyler Kleven
Tyler Kleven is a pro-style prospect with the skill set and mentality to have a long National Hockey League career.
Zachary Uens – The Process
Zach was rated #119 in Neutral Zone’s February draft rankings., but where we hill end up in our final rankings?
Xavier Simoneau
The captain of the Voltigeurs is the heartbeat of this hockey team playing each shift like it’s his last. Tireless worker with a good motor allows him to keep plays alive and find loose pucks around the net.
Tristen Robins
(1) Brain – Offensively Tristan can create space. While on line rushes Tristen understands how to manipulate gaps into his favor generating time and space for himself and his linemates. During an offensive zone cycle he feels the defensive pressure and will…
Tanner Kelly
(8) Body Language – He is involved and yaps. We really do not have a problem with talkers.
Stephen Halliday
(6) Release – Quick, accurate and in stride. His first touch is elite and he handles poor passes with ease.
Dylan Guenther
Looking forward to the 2021 NHL Draft Dylan is a player who will be watched closely. He’s a big winger who thrives on contact and we feel that the shortened WHL season will work to his advantage if he was willing to put in the weight room work. Dylan is listed at 170lbs right now, but if he was able to add…
Jackson van de Leest Scouting Report
(10) Intangibles – Jackson is an athletic 6’7″ teenager. There is no doubt that he is a long term project, but he is playing in every situation for the WHL’s Calgary Hitmen this year. We’ve seen less athletic defenders carve out NHL careers and we feel Jackson has a chance to have one too. An NHL scouting department needs to spend some quality time with Jackson trying to learn if he will do whatever it takes to to have that career.
Ian Moore – Scouting Report
Ian’s improvement over the past few years has been quite dramatic. Physically he has all of the tools for a long professional career, but his mental game / awareness has grown by leaps and bounds as well. We feel this has a lot to do with his coach at St. Mark’s, Carl Corazzini. Coach Corazzini was a captain at Boston University, an NCAA All-American and played in the NHL. There is no doubt that he has been an invaluable resource for Ian both on the ice and off.
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.
Brooklyn Kalmikov
Brooklyn Kalmikov (3.75 Star Amateur Rating, NHL Grade — FREE AGENT) Forward High paced forward who is playing at over a point per game pace since his move to Victoriaville…
Ben McCartney
Ben is a hard nosed winger who plays his butt off every shift. He is an excellent F1 and excels at creating chaos on the fore-check while finishing every check with authority. He has a very active stick while shutting down passing lanes and we feel that he carries himself like a leader. He sets an
Sam Stange’s Scouting Notes from 2/29/2020 vs Dubuque
In a 4-2 loss to Dubuque Sam’s game line of 1 goal, 4 shots and a Plus/Minus of +1 looks pretty good. But what did we learn about his game awareness, skills, special teams potential and competitiveness? Let’s take a look at our game notes and find out.