Truly a back-and-forth hockey game that needed extra time to decide the winner. The difference tonight was small, so small that these teams traded off goals with Salmon Arm scoring…
Scouting Reports
OHL Draft Rounds 1-3 Recap
Neutral Zone scouts will go live today for rounds 4-15 in the OHL Draft follow live on YouTube and across our social channels for insights on each player selected. However,…
BCHL Playoffs Three Game Report: 41 Players Evaluated
Neutral Zone was in attendance for three BCHL matchups from April 14th-18th, 2023. The first game to take place was a matchup between the Vernon Vipers and Salmon Arm Silverbacks…
OHL Draft (CAN) Top 300: Final Rankings
The NZ Ontario team led by former Memorial Cup champion Paul O’Hagan has released the final Ontario rankings for the upcoming OHL Draft later this month. This list includes OHL…
USA Hockey Nationals 16U Top 160
Neutral Zone knew the way to San Jose and took the trip out West March 29 – April 3 to catch USA Hockey 16U Nationals. A total of 16 teams…
U18 AAA Atlantic Championship: 26 Players Evaluated
Neutral Zone had three scouts in attendance for the Atlantic Championships that ran from March 30th to April 2nd, 2023. Below are their notes on 26 standout players from the…
MJHL Playoffs: Steinbach Pistons vs Swan Valley Stampeders
This game was an absolute thriller that needed two periods of overtime to decide a winner with Steinbachs’ Dawson Milliken sealing the victory for the Pistons. A come-from-behind victory with…
SJHL Playoffs: Flin Flon Bombers vs Battlefords North Stars
Scoring a short-handed goal three minutes into the game, it looked like the Bombers were off to the start they needed to win the game. The North Starts responded minutes…
NY State Championships U14, U15, U16, U18
NZ evaluated the Tier I U14-U18 New York State Championships on March 10-12th. 138 players are evaluated and graded below. They stood out in our viewings and did well to…
U16 Ontario 255+ Player Reports
With the OHL Draft Top 300 List just posted, we wanted to back that up with even more information on some of those 2007 players and some who people may…
U14 USA Nationals Every Player Evaluated
Neutral Zone had three scouts at the U14 Nationals in Plymouth, MI. Below are evaluations of every rostered player at the event. Some have one evaluation and others have three;…
OJHL Playoffs: Burlington Cougars vs Collingwood Blues and Trenton vs Wellington
OJHL Playoff matchup between Burlington and Collingwood on April 10th, 2023. A defensive battle between two evenly matched teams saw a goaltending battle. Noah Pak #31 was lights out for…
BCHL: Nanaimo Clippers vs Langley Rivermen
April 8th, 2023 BCHL playoff hockey. Langley Rivermen vs Nanaimo Clippers. It was a goalie showdown as this one didn’t have a lot of scoring. A 3rd-period tally by Grant…
Quebec Midget AAA February-March 114 Player Evaluations
Neutral Zone is near completing the final QMJHL Draft Rankings. Below are 10 Quebec AAA games (2007s) played in February and March. Teams include Amos, Chateauguay, Magog, Saint-Hyacinthe, College Esther,…
BCHL: West Kelowna Warriors vs Vernon Vipers
An impressive performance by goaltender, Ethan David, to record the shutout in an important game for both teams. Tonight’s game was a rollercoaster with all goals being scored in the…
OJHL Playoffs: Trenton Golden Hawks vs Toronto Jr. Canadiens
Trenton vs Toronto, OJHL. Game 7 on April 2, 2023. A tight defensive game saw the Trenton Golden Hawks prevail in overtime to take the series and move on to…
NAHL: Three Games
Below are reports on three recent NAHL games. April 6th Philadelphia vs Johnstown; April 2nd Chippewa vs Anchorage; and March 31st Springfield vs Wisconsin. Below are three dozen evaluations with…
SJHL: Humboldt vs Flin Flon
Defensively sound hockey game with the only goal being scored five minutes into the third period. That being said, both goalies showed up and made this a real suspenseful play…
BCHL: Two Playoff Games
Below are two BCHL playoff games. Both played on April 1 and NZ was in attendance. The first features Prince George at Salmon Arm. The other is Surrey at Powell…
MIAA 2023 D1 Mr. Hockey Top 70 Watch List
Here we are, the MIAA season has drawn to a close and the time has come to recognize the top players across the state in the course of the games…
MIAA 2023 D2 Mr. Hockey Top 40 Watch List
Here we are, the MIAA season has drawn to a close and the time has come to recognize the top players across the state in the course of the games…