Brian Murphy; VP and Director of US Scouting on Camron VanSickle: There very few players who seem to become more relaxed and more focused near the net. You almost see…
Scouting Reports
OHL: Mississauga Adds “Electrifying Puck Carrier”
Below are the latest signings in the OHL with comments from our scouts. Pos Player Team NZ Scouts F Carson Christy Mississauga Christy is an electrifying puck carrier, playmaker, and…
USHL Draft Primer
The USHL Draft kicks off later this afternoon with the Phase I Draft (4 p.m. ET), followed by the Phase II Draft tomorrow (May 5) at 2 p.m. ET. For…
QMJHL Draft Final Rankings: Top 257
With a few days remaining before the QMJHL Draft Lottery, Neutral Zone has released its Top 257 QMJHL Draft Rankings for the upcoming draft in June. The rankings are a…
NCAA: St. Cloud Adds Luedtke, Merrimack Adds Depth on D
’99 D Kevin Sadovski commits to Merrimack for 2020 The Utica Comets (NCDC) announced that defenseman Kevin Sadovski will attend Merrimack beginning next season, Sadovski is a Florida native who is a…
OHL: Peterborough Signs Two, Mississauga Signs Beck
The Peterborough Petes announced Friday that the team has received commitments from 2020 OHL Priority Selection second-round picks Sam Alfano and Justin DeZoete. “It takes a physically strong and skilled…
NCAA: UMD Associate Coach Jason Herter Leaves Program
Minnesota Duluth associate head coach Jason Herter announced earlier this week that he was leaving the program. According to Neutral Zone sources, Herter is seeking a job in pro scouting, which would…
OHL: Sarina Names Seca General Manager
The Sarina Sting named Dylan Seca its new general manager on Friday. The Sundridge, ON native has spent the past five seasons as the Clubs Director of Player Personnel, where…
Top 30 MIAA Rookies We’ve Seen in 2019-20
For those of you who are familiar with Mass HS Report 1 and Mass HS Report 2 – you will know that over the course of the season, we watched…
NCAA: LIU Announce Launch of Division I Men’s Hockey Program
Long Island University shocked the college hockey world on Thursday, announcing the formation of a new Division I men’s ice hockey team that, according to a press release, will begin…
Top 50 Uncommitted 1999s Updated
Neutral Zone released its Top 750 1999’s where the first 300 were ranked 1-300 and then the rest were listed in alphabetical order. While only 10 of the top 100…
USHL: Sioux Falls Hires Minot’s Marty Murray as Coach/GM
The Sioux Falls Stampede named Marty Murray as the eighth general manager and head coach in franchise history on Tuesday. Murray, 45, spent the last eight seasons as the head coach and…
Top 500 NCAA Eligible 2000-Born Prospects
At the close of each season Neutral Zone scouts conduct Final Rankings of each birth year including draft lists for the NHL, QMJHL, WHL, OHL and USHL. Two weeks ago…
NCAA: Humbolt Crash Survivor Commits to Northland College
’99 F Graysen Cameron to Northland for 2020 Cameron suffered a broken back in the 2018 bus crash that claimed 16 lives and injured 13 more. Cameron returned to the…
OHL: Erie Signs Third-Round Pick Nolan Lalonde
The Erie Otters announced today that Nolan Lalonde committed to the team and completed an OHL standard player agreement. Lalonde is a goaltender from Kingston, Ont. This past season he…
Longtime Dartmouth Coach Bob Gaudet Retires
After 23 years at the helm, Dartmouth College head coach Bob Gaudet announced his retirement earlier this week. Prior to joining the Big Green, Gaudet was also the head coach…
OHL: 12 Signings Round Out The Week
The end of this week brought a slew of OHL signings. Below are all the players who signed OHL deals and a brief scouting report from our scouts, who have…
QMJHL: Baie-Comeau Drakkar Signs Chouinard
The Baie-Comeau Drakkar announced the signing of defenseman Emile Chouinard on Friday. The 17-year-old will be at training with the team this fall. According to a story on the team’s…
WHL: Heidt, Pickering and Yager All Sign WHL Deals
Three players signed WHL contracts this week, including highly-touted forward Riley Heidt. Below, find links to the players’ profiles (where you can find their star rating) as well as a…
NCAA: DeDobbelaer Commits to UMass; St. Norbert, Gustavus Add Commits
’00 F Eric DeDobbelaer to UMass for 2020 The Brantford, Ont. native has played his entire junior career in his hometown. He started with the Brantford Bandits in the GOJHL…
NCAA: UNH Adds Transfer from Denver, Bentley Adds Transfer from Northeastern
’99 F Tyler Ward transfers to UNH Ward is headed to UNH after two years at Denver. In two seasons with the Pioneers, he appeared in 74 games and scored…