In the 2023 NHL Draft, five players under 5’9″ and under were selected. These players include: William Whitelaw (F, R, 5’9″, 173, Youngstown Phantoms, 02/05/2005, Michigan) Jayden Perron (C, R,…
Scouting Reports
Kings of Spring 13U: 223 Player Evaluations
Neutral Zone was in attendance for the King of Spring tournament held in Nashville, TN over Memorial Day Weekend. 32 teams with some of the top players in North America…
PH World Selects Invitational 2009: 41 Players Evaluated
Neutral Zone was able to add multiple scouts via Livebarn feeds to watch the 2009 birth years of the WSI tournament in Philadelphia, Pa. This international event brought together some…
NHL Draft: Other Considerations
Below are players considered for Neutral Zone’s Top 300 NHL Prospect List. This list is comprised of 352 players who have been sorted alphabetically by first name. This list has…
Draftday Western Prospects Showcase 2010s: 57 Player Evaluations
The Draftday Western Prospects Showcase gathers over 120 incoming WHL draft prospects for a four-day showcase at the WinSport Arena in Calgary, AB, from May 16-19. The players are divided…
Minnesota CCM Boys HP Final 54 16U: 50 Player Evaluations
Neutral Zone was in attendance for the Minnesota High-Performance Final 54’s in Plymouth, Minnesota from April 26-28. The following are reports on 50 16U players that participated in the event….
Alberta Cup: 120 Player Evaluations
Neutral Zone was in attendance at the Alberta Cup, which took place from April 25 to 28 in Red Deer, AB. 2009 born-players from the province were selected to compete…
NHL Draft: Top 300
Neutral Zone Scouting has completed the Final Top 300 NHL Draft Rankings for all prospects. This list has contributors from all across North America and Europe and was overseen by…
Montreal Meltdown: 31 Player Evaluations
The Montreal Meltdown is a long-standing Showcase Tournament held every May in Montreal. The showcase gave Neutral Zone one last look at some Eastern Canada prospects prior to the QMJHL…
QMJHL Cup Blainville-Boisbriand: 104 Player Evaluations
Neutral Zone was in attendance at the QMJHL Cup Blainville-Broisbriand from April 24-28, which featured top draft-eligible prospects playing on six teams. A number of players highlighted in this report…
New England Select 15 Camp Top 51
With roughly two months to spare before the USA Hockey Select 15 National Camp (and Regional Camp) we watched LiveBarn video of the games at the International Skating Center in…
BCHL Playoffs: Penticton vs. Surrey – 12 Player Evaluations
Neutral Zone viewed Surrey’s 3-1 win over the Penticton Vees to secure the BCHL BC Division Championship. The players below were standouts in this game, and have been given grades…
NAHL Playoffs: Four Games – 48 Player Evaluations
Neutral Zone viewed four NAHL playoff games including Anchorage Wolverines @ Lone Star Brahmas on May 17, 2024, Maryland Black Bears @ Minot Minotauros on May 17, 2024, Lone Star…
OMHA U15 AAA Finals – 44 Players Evaluated
Neutral Zone was in attendance for the OMHA U15 AAA Finals in Kingston, Ontario from March 29, 2024, to March 31, 2024. The Quinte Red Devils came away with the…
Telus Cup National U18 Championship – 51 Player Evaluations
Neutral Zone was in attendance for the Telus Cup National U18 Championship in Sydney, Nova Scotia from April 22 to April 24, 2024. The Magog Cantonniers team displayed an impressive…
Mass Festival Final 40 Camp: 20+ 2009 Notables
In mid-May, many local scouts and talent evaluators descended on New England Sports Center in Marlboro, MA to catch the Final 40 Camp of the Massachusetts region. This Camp would…
QMJHL Draft Final Rankings: Top 288
After a season of scouting the top prospects across Quebec, Atlantic Canada as well as the United States and Ontario the NZ scouting staff has released the QMJHL Draft Final…
Chevrolet Cup U17 – 73 Player Evaluations
Neutral Zone was in attendance for the Chevrolet Cup U17 in Trois-Rivieres, QC from April 18-April 21, 2024. This tournament was played on Olympic-sized ice which affected the pace of…
2024 New England Select 16 and 17 Camp Top 100
One of USA Hockey’s earliest Select Camps to decide which players would attend National Camp took place in late April at New England Sports Village in North Attleboro, MA. The…
PH International Cup 2009’s: 100 Players Evaluated
Neutral Zone attended the Play Hockey International Cup 2009’s held in Nashville, TN the opening weekend in May. After a long weekend with a ton of quality games team JPHL…
OHL Cup U14 AAA – 61 Players Evaluated
Neutral Zone attended the U14 AAA OHL Cup in Kingston, ON from April 19-April 21, 2024. After winning all three of their round-robin games, the Markham Majors U14 AAA continued…