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Philip Tresca will make an NHL Scouting Staff look smart

Compete & Effort – We feel Philip has an unearned reputation for being easy to play against. We honestly think anyone who feels this way is not paying attention. When he started playing New England Prep hockey Philip was the smallest player on the ice every game (5’5″ 125lbs). He survived on his brain and did very well. Now he wins battles in the corners and in front of the net. He is willing to take a hit (or hits) to make a play. He competes his ass off and wants to win. He also as developed an “exploding shoulder” that he has begun to use on unsuspecting attackers.

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.

Lucas Mercuri is Rising

Lucas Mercuri (4.5 Star Amateur Rating, NHL Grade — C+) Forward Mercuri is a big strong forward with a brain. He finds the quiet areas off of the cycle very naturally….

U.S. National U18 Team NHL Draft Grade Update

This year’s U.S. National U18 Team might not have the Super Star potential of the dynamic 2001 team, but from top to bottom we believe that the 2002 group has a strong core of players who will carve out National Hockey League careers for themselves. As always, the grades are fluid and reflect September, October and November viewings.

Saginaw Spirit; NHL Draft Prospect Update

After a slower than expected start to the season, Cole Perfetti is heating up and proving why he came into his draft year ranked 6th in The Neutral Zone Prospect Draft Rankings, but he is not the only Spirit player who is earning some attention. Ilya Solovyov, Ethan Cardwell, Mitchell Smith & Sebastian Bulovs are in the conversation as well.

Guelph Storm; NHL Draft Prospect Update

Daws played in a backup role for the OHL Champion Storm in his first year of NHL draft eligibility. This year Daws won the starting job for Guelph and has been the best player in Guelph’s surprising start with a very young team. Daws excels at covering the bottom of the net and controls his rebounds well. He is poised in the net and doesn’t seem to get flustered in traffic. He competes to see pucks through screens. At 6’5 he covers the net well and shows good lateral mobility while moving side to side in goal mouth scrambles.

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