The Chicago Young Americans U16 AAA and the Milwaukee Jr Admirals U16 AAA teams faced each other in the afternoon on Saturday, February 6, 2021, at the Pettit National Ice…
Scouting Reports
National Rankings 2000’s: Top 300
The 2020-2021 season has been in hockey terms, a “gongshow” for the 2000 born age out junior players. We would typically release our mid-term rankings for each birth year in…
MJHL Top 30 Rankings: 2000 Birth Year
The MJHL started the season off before most leagues in the CJHL but was cut short due to COVID. We had our scouts covering the early season action to assess…
AJHL Top 50 Rankings: 2000 Birth Year
The Alberta Junior Hockey League has been mostly in shut down this season but we were able to see some pre-season action early in the year. The rankings are for…
BCHL Top 70 Rankings: 2000 Birth Year
The BCHL, the highest rated Junior A league in Canada was limited to pre-season hockey before being shut down. We have compiled the top 70 NCAA Eligible prospects in the…
USPHL Top 20 Rankings: 2000 Birth Year
The USPHL Premier is a Tier 3 junior hockey league located throughout the United States and with COVID this year has still been able to play games. These rankings are…
SJHL Top 30 Rankings: 2000 Birth Year
The SJHL had a brief early season before being shut down as a result of COVID. While we scouted the league heavily while it was active, we had to rank…
NA3HL Top 20 Rankings: 2000 Birth Year
The NA3HL is one of the few leagues in the junior hockey landscape that has had a fairly flud season, many teams playing nearly 30 games already. While admittedly NZ…
CCHL Top 50 Rankings: 2000 Birth Year
The CCHL, one of the Canada’s leading Junior A leagues in the CJHL, had a pre-season development league where our scouts covered extensively but then the season was put on…
FREE: OHL Reportedly Set for 24-Game Season in Hub Cities
Scott Wheeler of The Athletic reported on Thursday that the OHL sent a memo to teams to lay out the return to play plans for the league. The OHL is…
USHL: Chicago Steel vs Green Bay Gamblers
Neutral Zone evaluated a game between the Chicago Steel and Green Bay Gamblers that took place at the Resch Center in Green Bay on Saturday, February 6. This was a…
FREE: OHL Parents Send Letter Urging Return to Play
Paul Constantini has twin sons playing in the OHL. Marco is a goaltender with the Hamilton Bulldogs and Anthony is a defenseman with the Ottawa 67’s. Last week, Constantini, along…
FREE: Winterhawks Acquire Brock Gould from Moose Jaw
The Portland Winterhawks acquired goaltender Brock Gould from the Moose Jaw Warriors in exchange for a conditional pick in the 2023 WHL Bantam Draft. Our scouts had Gould listed as…
NAHL Goalie Report 2/5-2/6
NAHL Goalie Report; 2/05-2/06; Super Bowl Weekend Report! It was an exciting time in the NAHL this past weekend as lots of games were played that featured some phenomenal goalie…
USPHL Premier Double Header. Fresno Monsters vs Utah Outliers & Fresno Monsters vs Ogden Mustangs
USPHL-PREMIER 02/02/21 & 02/03/21 Multi-Game: Neutral Zone Scouting attended (online) the USPHL-Premier game Fresno Monsters vs the Utah Outliers on February 2, 2021. This was a non-divisional match-up that displayed…
FREE: Jarome Iginla Takes Junior Coaching Gig in B.C.
The RINK Hockey Academy in Kelowna, B.C. announced that NHL Hall of Famer Jarome Iginla has taken the job as the program’s U15 Prep team head coach. “I’ve really enjoyed…
FREE: PWHPA All-Stars Head Back to Tampa to Face USPHL Teams
The Professional Women’s Hockey Players Association has sent a team back to Tampa — they arrived today — and will begin a 10-day stay to face USPHL teams in exhibition games…
FREE: WHL U.S. Division Receives Approval from Local Government
The WHL is another step closer to playing hockey, after the state of Washington approved the league’s plans for the U.S. Divisional pod. As part of the WHL’s plans, the…
U Sport Alum Philippe Maillet makes NHL Debut: A Window into U Sport Hockey
Last night Philippe Maillet made his NHL debut with the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League. A remarkable journey for a kid from Lachenale, Quebec, a town of just…
FREE: AJHL Player Starts Petition For Extra Year of Eligibility
Malik Kaddoura, a forward for the Olds Grizzlys, has started an online petition with the goal of earning an extra year of junior eligibility from Hockey Canada. To view the…
FREE: BCHL Season Still Suspended After Provincial Health Ruling
The BCHL was dealt a blow on Friday, when the provincial health office extended its restrictions on team activities. That means the league will have to remain on pause. According…