Scouting Reports
U15: Midwest vs. Michigan Showcase
Posted on September 30, 2020
The U15 Michigan teams played against the Midwest teams in Kalkaska, MI for the weekend of September 25-27. Compuware went undefeated as they won all four games: they defeated Team Wisconsin 4-1, Chicago Young Americans 3-2, Green Bay 5-1 and Minnesota Blades 4-3 in an exciting overtime win. Compuware is a well, balanced team getting…
U15 Springfield Rifles at The Jr. Bulldogs Showcase
Posted on September 30, 2020
Neutral Zone had 3 scouts in attendance for the 2020 Jr. Bulldogs Showcase, but one scout primarily focused on the 2005 birth year. Here are his thoughts on the U15 Springfield Rifles and the players who distinguished themselves on Sunday morning versus the U15 Boston Jr. Eagles.
U14 and U15 Shattucks St. Mary’s vs Minnesota Walleye
Posted on September 29, 2020
U14 and U15 Shattucks St.Marys vs Minnesota Walleye; September 24, 2020 Neutral Zone was in attendance for a double header between U15 and U14 Minnesota Walleye and Shattucks St. Mary’s hosted at New Hope Ice Arena in Minnesota. This is the first time both of these teams have seen each other. Both games were dominated…
Team Maryland U16
Posted on September 29, 2020
NZ went to Northford, CT to watch a few teams we have not yet scouted. Team Maryland’s U16 squad was one of those teams. Below are the players we felt stood out. We have notes on all the players but these are the ones who showed the most. Players did well to make this report…
BK Selects Academy. U14, 15, U16: 33 Players Evaluated
Posted on September 29, 2020
NZ went to Northford, CT to watch a few teams we have not yet scouted. The Bishop Kearney Selects were one of those teams as this was their coming out party of sorts. All three teams were very good as we saw the U16, 15 and U14s play. Below are the players we felt stood…
Neutral Zone Adds Three Scouts, Two Former D-I Players, to Minnesota Region
Posted on September 29, 2020
Over the last several weeks, Neutral Zone has added several new scouts to an already deep roster of talented evaluators. Heath Gordon was announced as our new U.S. Director of Women’s Scouting and Brent Cullaton was hired as a scout for the Minnesota region. Today, we announce several new additions to the scouting staff. Stephon…
NAHL Releases Schedule; Start Set for Oct. 9
Posted on September 29, 2020
The NAHL regular season will begin on Oct. 9, after the league released its 2020-21 schedule on Monday. The season will end on April 25 and the league announced that the NAHL Showcase, NAHL Top Prospects Tournament and the NAHL Robertson Cup will all take place this season, however, the dates for those events are…
U18 North Shore Wings (9/27/2020)
Posted on September 28, 2020
Dylan pitched a shutout in this one. He kept his hips low and was very quick laterally. He made a number quality backdoor saves, but the one he made in the second period was excellent. He read the bouncing puck…
Quick Hit: Top 20 Standouts from Saturday at the Yale Showcase
Posted on September 26, 2020
NZ attended games at the Northford Ice Pavilion in Connecticut today from 8:00 AM until 8:00 PM. We watched mostly U16 and U14 games. Below is a taste of what we learned today. Some of the best prospects are here and others are not. There are players we liked and ones who helped their teams…
Midwest Exposure Series Showcase. U15, U16, U18: Top 90
Posted on September 25, 2020
Neutral Zone was in attendance for the Midwest Exposure Series Showcase event in Minnesota 9/18 through 9/20. This was a very competitive event with some strong teams at the U15, U16 and U18 age groups. See the Below top 90 plus players that were identified. St. Louis Blues U18 Dominic Kraus #17 (F, L, 5’11”,…
