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…
Scouting Reports
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…
Quebec M18 AAA Challenge: Part Two – 78 Players Evaluated
Neutral Zone attended the Quebec M18 AAA Challenge in Chateauguay, Quebec, from December 11–15. Below is the second of two parts of coverage from this tournament. Each player listed has…
USHL Draft Midterm Rankings: Top 300
Neutral Zone is pleased to announce our USHL Draft Midterm Rankings: Top 300. This list is for US born players as well as non-Canadian players in the US. The Canadian…
WHL Draft Midterm Rankings: Top 300 Canadians
Neutral Zone scouts have attended every major tournament and showcase in Western Canada this season to compile our WHL Midterm Top 300 Canadians Rankings. Below, we have listed the top…
Through the Cage: Oliver Auyeung-Ashton & the Goalie Mindset
Goalies have a reputation for being different, maybe even a little crazy. Not many people are willing to stand in the crease while dense rubber pucks are shot at their…
Prep HS: Two Games – 17 Players Evaluated
January 5th 2025 – St. Andrew’s College (4) @ Culver Academy (2) Culver Academies and St. Andrew’s College are two strong teams that played fast and hard. Both clubs finished…
USHL American Youth Cup 15’s, 16’s and 18’s – 169 Players Evaluated
Neutral Zone had two scouts in attendance at the USHL American Youth Cup, held in Rochester, NY, from December 16th to December 18th, 2024. Below are player evaluations from the…
QMJHL Draft Midterm Rankings: American 2008 & 2009s
Neutral Zone scouts have compiled a list of the Top 80 US-born QMJHL Draft eligible 2009 prospects as well as the Top 50 Undrafted 2008s QMJHL Draft prospects. Most of…
MAHA Tier 1 16U Showcase December – 59 Players Evaluated
Neutral Zone attended the Michigan Amateur Hockey Association December Showcase – 16U. Games were played from Friday, December 6, to Sunday, December 8, at Buffalo Wild Wings Arena in Troy,…