Windsor, Ontario – November 8-10, 2019 The Battle of the Borders is in its 6th year and is hosted in Windsor at the WFCU which is home to the Windsor…
Scouting Reports
EHL November Showcase: Top 40
Neutral Zone was on hand in Haverhill, MA for the EHL November Showcase. Showcase brought all teams to one location with players ranging from 1999 to 2001. There are 27…
T1EHL U16 Showcase; Detroit: Top 60
Neutral Zone was on hand in Detroit, Michigan for the Tier I Elite Hockey League 16U Showcase. Aside from some of the Midwest T1EHL clubs, some visiting teams from the…
NLI Signing Notebook: Wisconsin Signs Slew on Day 1
Some players across the country began signing National Letters of Intent this past Wednesday, locking in their commitments with schools for the upcoming season. We say “some players,” because as…
WNY Regional Qualifier U16
Neutral Zone was at some of the recent WNY Qualifier for the U16’s and took a quick look. It was a long, brutal weekend for the players having to play…
Minnesota High School Elite League IIT Top 45
The Minnesota High School Elite League hosted their inaugural tournament that pitted two All Star teams from the Minnesota Elite League hosting an array of teams from North America. Shattuck…
Interview: Henry Molson On His Commitment to Colby
Colby College recently received a commitment from Taft forward Henry Molson, who is a Quebec native but also spends a lot of time in the summer in the Maine area….
Bantam Eastern Exposure Cup: Top 60
Neutral Zone spent a few days bouncing from rink to rink as we continue to identify and evaluate the 2005 age group. This time we attended the Eastern Exposure Cup…
NLI Primer: Signing Period Begins Wednesday (Nov. 13)
The National Letter of Intent signing period for men’s and women’s hockey begins on Wednesday (Nov. 13). Verbal commitments across the country will be putting their money where their mouth…
USHL Showcase U18: Top 75
The Mature 18Us Rise to the Top at USHL Fall Classic The annual Pittsburgh-based event put on by the USHL not only serves as a kickoff to the USHL regular…
Honeybaked Showcase U15/U16: Top 80
The 2019 Honeybaked Showcase took place in Howell and Waterford, Michigan. Eight teams competed with a combination of U15 and U16 teams. The U15 teams were from Esmark, Cleveland and…
T1EHL U18: Dearborn/Taylor, MI: Top 90
The U18 T1EHL were in Taylor and Dearborn for the weekend of October 12-14, where 18 teams competed for their first big showcase for the year. Our scouts were busy…
WHL Cup Top 40
Neutral Zone sent scouts to Calgary, Alberta to watch the WHL Cup which features the top U16 prospects in all four Western Canadian provinces: Alberta, Saskatchewan, British Columbia and Manitoba….
Interview: Luke Weilandt Talks His Commitment to Merrimack
Merrimack received a commitment from 4-star winger Luke Weilandt last month. The Illinois native, in his first year as a USHL player, has five points (2 goals, 3 assists) in…
OJHL: Burlington @ Buffalo
Wednesday, November 6, 2019: A resilient Buffalo Jr. Sabres team came out on top in double overtime when Colby Seitz finished off a feed from Logan Tobias from behind the net….
Interview: Tyrell Boucher On His Commitment to Alaska-Anchorage
Earlier this week, Tyrell Boucher committed to Alaska-Anchorage. The ’99-born defenseman is currently in his first season in the BCHL after spending the last three seasons in the AJHL, playing…
NCAA: Have Early-Recruiting Restrictions Opened Another Can of Worms?
Gunnery’s Alex Jefferies might be the best player in New England Prep hockey this winter. After a 57-point campaign last season, he’s projected to be one of the top scorers…
Tides Changing With Transfers in NCAA Hockey
For the elite-level players in the U.S. and Canada, and now even Europe, there is a fundamental decision most are presented with between the ages 16-18, and that is to…
MJHL Showcase 2019: Top 80
2019 MJHL Player Showcase Age Group: Junior “A” (1999-2003 Birth Year) Introduction: The MJHL Player Showcase was held at the beautiful Seven Oaks Arena in Winnipeg, Manitoba for the second…
Wendy Dufton Minor Midget AAA: Top 180
Wendy Dufton Memorial Tournament Report – 2019 Minor Midget AAA; London, Ontario, Canada; Oct 10-13, 2019 The Wendy Dufton Memorial Tournament is the second of five major Ontario Minor Midget…
OJHL Showcase: Top 170
The OJHL’s Governors Showcase is an annual September event held in Buffalo NY. In this format all 22 of the league’s teams travel to Buffalo to play two games each,…