Scouting Reports
NCAA: Merrimack Lands St. Andrew’s D Liam Cavan
Posted on March 16, 2020
The Merrimack men’s hockey team received a commitment last Thursday from 2002-born defenseman Liam Cavan (3.5⭐), an Ontario native who played the last two seasons with St. Andrew’s College in Ontario. SAC is also where Merrimack recruits Mark Hillier (3.75⭐) and Devlin O’Brien (3.75⭐) played this past season. Cavan is projected as a 2021 recruit for the Warriors. Cavan is…
BCHL Goalie Reports & Rankings: (Sept-Jan)
Posted on March 15, 2020
Our NZ team has had several of our goalie scouts including our Coordinator watch these talented netminders from out west to provide a depiction of who’s shining in the crease. We have evaluated these goalies from the start of the season up until the end of January. This has allowed for us to watch each…
Cayden Bailey to Michigan Tech
Posted on March 14, 2020
1999 Cayden Bailey has committed to Michigan Tech. The Florida native has good size and led the NAHL in save percentage, shutouts, goals against average and shutouts for the Lone Star Brahmas. Anticipates with ease and is extremely agile. High ceiling. See profile above for star rating and more information!
Hockey Canada Cancels All Events Until Further Notice
Posted on March 12, 2020
Hockey Canada announced on Thursday that it was canceling all events, including the national championships, until further notice. The cancellation also means that all of Canada’s junior leagues have come to a halt. The cancellations include each of the CJHL’s 10 member league’s playoffs, the four regional championship events (Fred Page Cup; Dudley-Hewitt Cup; ANAVET…
Arlington, Messuri React to Super 8 Cancellation
Posted on March 12, 2020
It wasn’t supposed to end this way. Arlington High School was going to play for a state championship this weekend at TD Garden. It was supposed to be the culmination for a senior class that has been together since they were seven years old. But instead, word came down on Thursday that the championship was…
USHL, NAHL Suspend Seasons Due to COVID-19 Virus
Posted on March 12, 2020
The USHL announced Thursday its decision to suspend game play effective immediately and until further notice. The decision was unanimously made by the USHL Board of Directors with the best interest of USHL athletes, staff, officials and fans in mind. In addition, all hockey activities, including practices, workouts and meetings have also been suspended until…
2020 Minnesota High School ‘A’ State Tournament Top 30
Posted on March 11, 2020
2020 Minnesota High School ‘A’ State Tournament; Top 30 Huge upset alert in St. Paul, MN last weekend! NZ looked back over 10 years and couldn’t find a team in class ‘A’ outside the top three seeds to win the State Title. The #4 seeded Mahtomedi Zephyrs proved that history doesn’t matter and that it’s…
Top 35 Uncommitted From the NE Prep Finals
Posted on March 10, 2020
Neutral Zone had three scouts at the New England Prep Championship. The Small School Championship was won by the Gunnery School over Pomfret. The large school was taken home by Loomis-Chaffee over Cushing Academy . . . The content you are trying to read is available for premium members of Neutral Zone only. If you…
Freddy Meyer Hired as Rivers Head Coach
Posted on March 9, 2020
Freddy Meyer is the new head coach at The Rivers School in Weston, Mass., replacing Shawn McEachern who announced last month that he was leaving the program to become the U16 coach at the new Boston Imperials Academy at Matignon. Meyer confirmed the news to Neutral Zone on Monday night. Meyer, 39, is a former…
NZ Scout Profile: Ryan Goethals
Posted on March 9, 2020
Over the next several weeks, Neutral Zone will be publishing features on our scouts. These guys are in the rinks all over North America and the world covering players for our site. Ryan Goethals covers bantam, midget and junior in Manitoba for Neutral Zone and also scouts for the La Ronge Ice Wolves in the…
