Neutral Zone attended multiple Atlantic Youth Hockey League U18 games on January 11th, 2025. Here are reports on some of the standout players from the 10 teams observed. These player…
Scouting Reports
JGG Kings Cup 15’s: Two Games – 28 Players Evaluated
January 26th 2025 – Palmyra Black Knights U15 (5) @ Rochester Jr. Americans U15 (4) Palmyra Black Knights U15 Jaxon Bucher #86 (F, L, Palmyra Black Knights U15, 09/01/2009) -…
Toronto Malboros U16 Holiday Classic Part II – 95 Players Evaluated
Here is the second of two parts from the Toronto Marlboros U16 Holiday Classic, hosted in Toronto, ON, from December 27 to December 30, 2024. These player grades are based…
NB/PEI U18: Three Games – 38 Players Evaluated
Neutral Zone attended three NBPEI U18 AAA games, as detailed in this report. We were present on January 3rd when St. John hosted Charlottetown, on January 5th in Fredericton when…
Whitby U16 Silver Stick: Part II – 69 Players Evaluated
This is the second of two parts of the coverage of the Whitby U16 Silver Stick Tournament, hosted in Whitby, Ontario, from November 28th, 2024, to December 1st, 2024. These…
JPHL 18U: Lloydminster Athletics (5) vs Langley Hockey Academy (2)
On February 7th, Neutral Zone attended the game at the Silent Ice Centre in Nisku, Alberta, between Liam Pue and the Langley Hockey Academy and the Lloydminster Athletics 18U teams….
Toronto Marlboros U16 Holiday Classic – Part One: 172 Players Evaluated
Neutral Zone attended the Toronto Marlboros U16 Holiday Classic in Toronto, Ontario, from December 27–30. This is Part One of our report; Part Two will follow. Each player has received…
Belmont Hill/Nichols Holiday Tournament: 64 Players Evaluated
The three-day holiday tournament returned to Nichols School in Buffalo, NY, for the first time since 2019, featuring eight teams from Massachusetts, Connecticut, Ohio, Ontario, Quebec, and host New York….
Minnesota Bantam: 2 Games – 21 Players Evaluated
January 18th 2025 – Edina Hornets 14U AA (1) @ Moorhead Spuds 14U AA (6) A Bantam AA matchup between the Edina Hornets and the Moorhead Spuds took place as…
NA3HL: New Mexico Ice Wolves (5) vs Texas Brahmas (2) – 16 Player Evaluations
On February 8th, the New Mexico Ice Wolves took the rubber match 5-3 in the third game of a three game weekend set held at the NYTEX Sports Centre. This…
BEAST Tournament Series: Three Games – 26 Players Evaluated
January 5th 2025 – South Kent Selects U15 @ New Jersey Rockets U15 New Jersey Rockets U15 Sasha Abolenskiy #10 (F, L, 5’8″, 150, Rockets Hockey Club U15, 10/03/2009) -…
GOJHL January: Seven Games – 54 Player Evaluations
Neutral Zone attended seven GOJHL games during January, as detailed in this report. Each player received a grade based solely on their performance in those games. Some players are evaluated…
T1EHL Showcase Blaine 18U: 70 Players Evaluated
Neutral Zone attended the NA3HL and U18 Tier 1 Showcase in mid-December. The NAHL, in conjunction with the Super Rink in Blaine, MN, once again did an excellent job hosting…
Flood-Marr Holiday Tournament: 94 Players Evaluated
Neutral Zone attended the Flood Marr Holiday Tournament at Milton Academy and Nobles from December 20th to 22nd. Widely considered the most competitive of the prep school holiday tournaments, this…
Waterloo Gold Puck U16: 39 Players Evaluated
This report is for the Waterloo Gold Puck U16 AAA tournament, held in Waterloo, Ontario on December 13th to 15th. There were 14 teams in the tournament. The Eastern Ontario…
Quebec M18 December and January: 172 Player Evaluations
Neutral Zone scouts were active throughout December and January, attending 17 Quebec M18 AAA games. Each player listed below has been graded based solely on their performance in specific games….
Ben Kevan: Leading The Way For Des Moines
Ben Kevan, a six-foot winger for the USHL’s Des Moines Buccaneers, has impressed scouts this season and has continued raising his draft stock ahead of this summer’s NHL draft. In…
SJHL: Three Games – 31 Players Evaluated
December 13th 2024: Nipawin Hawks (7) @ La Ronge Ice Wolves (4) The visiting Nipawin Hawks emerged victorious in a high-scoring affair with the La Ronge Ice Wolves. Nipawin jumped…
JPHL Winter Championships: 15U, 17U, and 18U Divisions – 167 Players Evaluated
Neutral Zone had three scouts in attendance at the Silent Ice Centre in Nisku, AB, from December 12-15, as the JPHL hosted its annual Winter Championships. Congratulations to the division…
WHL Draft Midterm Rankings: Top 100 Americans
Neutral Zone scouts from Western US, Minnesota and Western Canada have come together to produce a Top 100 Midterm Rankings for US prospects. “We have attended all the major tournaments…
Mass HS January 2025 Report Top 255
It is that time of year again: we are now done with two months of MIAA hockey and we’ve been pounding the pavement and pulling down major bandwidth while watching…