(9) Special Teams Potential – Kyle’s first touch, poise, vision and ability to finish makes him a power play option in professional hockey.
NHL Scouting Reports
Eamon Powell
(1) Brain – He reads line rushes well by not only looking at the first line of attackers, but by also reading the depth, speeds and movement of the second wave of the attack. Eamon’s defensive zone awareness and confidence shutting down the cycle seem to have improved every game we saw him play and he has developed into a legitimate top 4 NHL prospect.
Gunnarwolfe Fontaine is going to get drafted and we will tell you why
(10) Intangibles – We do not know Gunnarwolfe personally, but we feel he plays the game with a chip on his shoulder and like he has something to prove. We like that. We have been watching him since his days at Moses Brown and we have never seen him take a day off. His energy is infectious and we feel he is a winner.
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…
Hamilton Bulldogs NHL Prospects (3/7/2020)
Jan Mysak from the Bulldogs also continued to show dynamic offensive skills with pace and speed through the neutral zone. He was difficult to handle off the rush with his pace.
Daniel Baker
(8) Body Language – He goes down to block shots, eats them and does not make a big deal about it. That’s a leader and the type of teammate that we would like to play with.
Daemon Hunt
(10) Intangibles – During the 2019-20 season Moose Jaw was negative (-145) in goals against on the season, while Daemon checked in at a personal negative (-24). During the 2018-19 season Moose Jaw was plus (+42) for the season and Daemon was personal plus (+21). We feel Daemon is a solid two way defenseman who has…
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…
2020 Draft Prospects from different leagues who have Improved their Draft Ratings
We all knew there would be players who moved up and down as the season progressed. Here are a handful from various Junior, Prep & High School leagues who have improved their draft stock in our view.
Nathan Gaucher – Looking forward to the 2022 NHL Draft
Nathan Gaucher QMJHL game report: Quebec Remparts VS Halifax Mooseheads (2/29/20)
Ilya Solovyov
Saginaw’s first round pick in the 2019 OHL import draft, Solovyov hails from Belarus and was an excellent find for Saginaw. He is an efficient skater with a good first step and at 6’2 he has great length and reach, but lets learn more about how his game translates to the next level.
Saginaw Spirit NHL Prospects (3/7/2020)
Saginaw Spirit at Hamilton Bulldogs Saturday, March 07/2020 8-6 final for Saginaw in this game. Lots of offense early in this game with 7 goals in the first period of the…
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…
Justin Barron – Halifax Mooseheads at Quebec Remparts (2/29/2020)
Neutral Zone’s single game evaluation on potential First Round selection Justin Barron’s third game back after returning from a blood clot.
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.
D’Artagnan Joly – Looking back at the 2017 NHL Draft
D’Artagnan Joly QMJHL game report: Quebec Remparts VS Halifax Mooseheads (2/29/20)
Payton Mount
Payton Mount (3.75 Star Amateur Rating, NHL Grade — C) Forward NHL Evaluation: Payton has great edge work and balance, as well as a powerful first step which allows him…
Alex Young
Intangibles – We feel Alex is player who NHL teams will be very interested in after a few years at Colgate. He can make plays at top speed and has real offensive talent. The question is, will a team use a late round pick this year or wait to be a free agent bidder in 2022?
New England Prep Players on NZ’s 2020 NHL Draft Watch List
Take a look at in game player notes and what they mean in the overall evaluation.
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.
Matthew Rempe
This where NHL scouting departments must decide between a 5’7″ winger who dominated bantam hockey and could potentially do it again at some point or a 6’8″ center who is growing out of his awkward stage and putting up the same amount of points as the bantam superstar in the competitive Western Hockey League.