Scouting Reports
WHL Draft Final Rankings
Posted on April 20, 2020
Neutral Zone is pleased to announce our 2020 WHL Draft Final Rankings which is broken down into two parts. The first part are the players ranked 1-300 and then below that are the other 200+ prospects who are late rounder considerations. All of these prospects have been evaluated throuhgout the season in a combination of…
NCAA: Geneseo, Western New England and Plymouth State Add Recruits
Posted on April 20, 2020
’99 F Bennett Stockdale to SUNY-Geneseo for 2020 A native of Nepean, Ontario, Stockdale has a veteran of the CCHL and the NAHL. This season for the Johnstown Tomahawks, he scored 12 goals and added 30 assists in 50 games and he has 17 goals and 22 assists in 60 games last season NZ Scouts…
MAHA Bantam Festival 2004
Posted on April 19, 2020
This evaluation was originally written in July of 2017. We came across it doing some “house cleaning” and loved seeing all of the familiar names with their evaluations. We thought it would be interesting to look back at what our scouts said about them as Bantams.
NA3HL Top Prospects: Top 45
Posted on April 19, 2020
Neutral Zone had a scout responsible for gathering as much information as possible on the NA3HL Top Prospects event in Attleboro, MA. It was one of the last big events before the COVID shutdown. We were able to see a few games in their entirety and large chunks of other games as we worked the…
NCAA: Miami Adds Transfer from Providence; Omaha Commits USHL Forward
Posted on April 18, 2020
The Miami RedHawks have added Caleb Rule, a transfer from Providence College. Rule appeared in nine games this season for the Friars and didn’t register any points. The ’99-born forward previously skated with the Lincoln Stars, where in 2018-19 he scored 13 goals and added 9 assists in 55 games. Prior to joining the Friars,…
Saxen Robertson
Posted on April 18, 2020
2004 Saxen Robertson from the Pitt Penguins Elite went undrafted in the OHL. I understand that he may not be at the top of team’s lists but he is a player that would be a perfect fit from a development standpoint. Teams would be lucky to have Saxen for a few years. Brian Murphy. Director…
NCAA: RPI’s Burgess Announces Transfer to Minnesota State
Posted on April 17, 2020
RPI forward Todd Burgess, who was a fourth-round pick of the Ottawa Senators, announced this week that he will transfer to Minnesota State for his senior season, utilizing the graduate transfer rule which allows him to transfer without sitting out a season. Burgess appeared in 32 games last season and scored 14 goals and six…
Jake Bongo
Posted on April 17, 2020
Twenty years ago Jake probably would not have gotten a sniff of NHL attention, but that isn’t the case now. He’s got a high hockey IQ, great wheels, fantastic motor, is an absolute dog on a bone for the puck and is one of the most competitive players I saw in New England last year (2019-20). And by competitive I don’t mean he tries hard. I mean that it’s obvious that losing hurts his sole.
Andrew Centrella
Posted on April 17, 2020
Andrew Centrella of the Valley Forge Minuteman is our 81st ranked 2004. he played up on the U16 team and is a player we feel OHL teams missed him in last month’s draft. The USHL did not miss him, specifically the Omaha Lancers who grabbed him at #101 in the Future’s Draft. A bit low…
NCAA: Pietila Joins Brothers at Michigan Tech
Posted on April 16, 2020
Michigan Tech received a commitment from ’99-born forward Jed Pietila for next season. Pietila was ranked No. 114 in our 1999 National Rankings in the top-300. He committed to the Huskies where he’ll join his brothers Logan and Blake, who were freshmen there this season. Pietila appeared in 44 games for the Austin Bruins (NAHL)…
