Each week, in one easy-to-find place, Neutral Zone will wrap up the week’s college commitments in a neat and tidy chart, complete with star ratings and links to player profiles,…
Scouting Reports
OJHL Showcase: Cobourg Cougars vs St. Michael’s Buzzers
The OHJL @OJHLOfficial Showcase in Cobourg Ontario. The Cobourg Cougars were taking on the St. Michael’s Buzzers. Loads of OHL, NHL and NCAA scouts on site to watch players throughout…
NAHL Goalie Report: Top 19
This past weekend Neutral Zone Goalie Scouts watched plenty of hockey and got eyes on some fresh faces in the league, while continuing to watch the development of some familiar…
U18: Northeast Pack Showcase Top 40
U18: NE Pack Bridgewater Showcase A Nick Zocco #91 (F, R, 5’10”, 170, Long Island Gulls U18, 06/19/2003) – Nicholas had another good showing at a Pack Event. Although he…
Morandom Thoughts: October 15-17
Post game thoughts and evaluations from games that were played in Marlboro, Foxboro, Wellesley and Salem, NH.
NZ Commitment Tracker (10/18)
Each week, in one easy-to-find place, Neutral Zone will wrap up the week’s college commitments in a neat and tidy chart, complete with star ratings and links to player profiles,…
U18 Pittsburgh Penguins Elite vs. U18 Buffalo Jr. Sabres
10/10/21 – Pittsburgh Penguins Elite vs Buffalo Jr. Sabres – U18 AAA Pittsburgh Penguins Elite – U18 (AAA) William Moore #21 (F, L, 5’10”, 187, Pittsburgh Penguins Elite U18, 03/22/2004)-…
U15 Pittsburgh Penguins Elite vs. U15 Detroit Little Caesars
Quentin Bourne #8 (D, L, 5’8″, 148, Pittsburgh Penguins Elite U15, 03/04/2006)- Bourne is very communicative. He can be heard all over the ice, directing traffic, calling for pucks, and…
U15 Pittsburgh Penguins Elite vs. U15 Buffalo Jr. Sabres
10/10/21 – Pittsburgh Penguins Elite vs Buffalo Jr. Sabres – U15 AAA Pittsburgh Penguins Elite – U15 (AAA) Owen Phillips #6 (D, R, Pittsburgh Penguins Elite U15, 01/12/2006)- Phillips has…
U14: Wendy Dufton Tournament Recap: Top 33 Performers
During the weekend of October 7th-10th, in London, Ontario, Neutral Zone staff attended and observed some of the top major bantams (u15) players in Ontario. Sixteen teams participated in this…
NCAA: Halliday chooses Ohio State, Percival to UConn
(F) ‘01 Holt Oliphant commits to Air Force for 2022 Oliphant is the latest in a slew of college players to hail from Northbrook, Illinois. Something must be in the…
Morandum Thoughts: Columbus Day Weekend
I spent my weekend watching games at Thayer, Warrior, Canton Ice House and New England Sports Village. These are the players who made an impression and my internal notes on why. Enjoy.
U16: Pens Elite Showcase: Pens, Mission, Sabres, Caesars. Top 40
10/9-10/10 Pens Elite U16 Showcase Neutral Zone evaluated the U16 Showcase hosted by the Pens Elite, held at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex on October 9-10th. Four of the…
U18: Three Games. Buffalo Regals v NJ Rockets AND Nashville Jr Preds v St. Louis Jr. Blues AND SKS Academy v LI Gulls. 35 Players
Beast Columbus Day (U18) Buffalo Regals vs. NJ Rockets Buffalo Regals Ryan Walsh #19 (F, R, 6’0″, 174, Salisbury School, 08/25/2003, Brown) – Ryan’s a good-sized center who is a…
USHL: Goalie Report 10/8-10/9
USHL Goalie Report; October 9th-10th The USHL had 13 games this past weekend giving Neutral Zone goalie scouts an opportunity to watch plenty of goalies throughout the league. This weekend…
NCDC: South Shore vs. NJ Rockets and Jr. Bruins vs. Jersey Hitmen. Top 30
NZ was able to get down to the NCDC Showcase on Saturday 10/9 at the Ice Vault in Wayne. We solely focused on two quality, one goal games; South Shore…
U15 Chicago Fury vs Team Illinois. Two Games
Neutral Zone was able to catch the Chicago Fury and Team Illinois U15 AAA teams home and home series on October 2nd and 3rd. The Saturday game was played at…
U15 Manitoba: Eastman Selects vs Southwest Cougars
Both teams got started yesterday and are playing their second game in two days. Southwest looked tired at the drop of the puck whereas Eastman looked like they had broken…
U16: Chicago Reapers vs Chicago Mission
Neutral Zone was able to view the first-ever U16 AAA game between the new Chicago Reapers and the Chicago Mission on Saturday, September 25th. The game was played at the…
Cottage Cup. OJHL and CCHL. Six Teams. 11 Games. 45 Players
Teams Involved: Host Collingwood Blues, OJHL; North York Rangers, OJHL; Cobourg Cougars, OJHL; Trenton Golden Hawks, OJHL; Navan Grads, CCHL; Ottawa Jr. Senators; CCHL Sat, Sep.18, 2021, 10:00 AM Eddie…
Morandom Thoughts: Actual post game notes October 1st through 3rd. Comments on 77 Players.
Ian Moran spent some time in the rinks on the first weekend in October. Below is a look at how his raw notes look. An interesting inside look into what ultimately becomes an NZ report.