Scouting Reports

CCM 68: All 60 Skaters Evaluated.

Posted on September 11, 2021

Neutral Zone had two scouts in attendance at the Boys CCM 68 Invite run by 200×85. We watched all three games and some practices and wrote evaluations on every skater at the event. Goalies will have to wait. These players are carefully chosen by the Staff at 200×85 and the talent level and play was…

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Chicago Mission Labor Day Showcase. 15s. Top 30

Posted on September 11, 2021

The Chicago Mission U15 hosted the Mission Labour Day Showcase 2021 on September 3rd – September 5th in Chicago, IL with all the games being played on the Chicago Mission and Hyundai Rinks inside the Fifth Third Arena.  The Mission was joined by the Minnesota Blades, Colorado Thunderbirds, and the Ohio AAA Blue Jackets.  The…

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NCAA: Northern Michigan lands former NTDP forward

Posted on September 10, 2021

(‘02) C Tanner Latsch (Des Moines, USHL) commits to Northern Michigan for 2022 Latest is from Muskegon, Mich. and played for the U.S. NTDP before joining Des Moines in the USHL last season. The Honeybaked product debuted with the NTDP’s U17 team in 2018 and played for the U18 team during the 2019-20 season. Last…

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OHL Suspends Logan Mailloux Indefinitely

Posted on September 10, 2021

The OHL announced that they have suspended Montreal Canadiens first-round pick Logan Mailloux indefinitely “for violating the league’s expectation for appropriate conduct by a player.” The league said that the suspension stems from an incident that took place while Mailloux was on loan to SK Lejon in Sweden last November. Mailloux was charged and fined…

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WHL makes schedule changes due to border closing

Posted on September 10, 2021

The WHL made changes to its early-season schedule this week as a result of the U.S.-Canada border still being shut down. The WHL said that teams in the British Columbia Division will only play teams from inside their own division, and the teams in the U.S. Division will also only play teams from inside their…

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NAHL: Northeast Generals at Danbury Hat Tricks. Top 15

Posted on September 9, 2021

The NAHL 2021-2022 season opened with one game on Wednesday night, September 8th, 2021.  The Northeast Generals traveled to take on the Danbury Jr Hat Tricks at the Danbury Ice Arena in Danbury, CT.  The Generals would open a two-goal lead after the 1st period before the Hat Tricks would get on the board in…

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U14: Chicago Reapers vs Team Wisconsin. Three Games.

Posted on September 7, 2021

Chicago’s newest AAA team, the Chicago Reapers and Team Wisconsin U14 AAA teams played a three-game series on the weekend of 08/27/21 & 08/28/21.  The games were played at the Fond Du Lac Blueline Family Ice Center in Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin.  Friday’s score was TW 3 Reapers 1, Saturday’s scores were Reapers 5 TW…

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2021 Prospects Jr. Showcase: Fredericton

Posted on September 2, 2021

Neutral Zone scouts were in attendance at the 2021 Prospects Jr. Showcase held in Fredericton, New Brunswick.  This annual event was attended by approximately 90 Atlantic Canada prospects aged from 2003 to 2006 (although there were several 2002 and 2007 skaters at the camp).  The camp began on Sunday, August 8th with Neutral Zone running their…

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Western Canada Hockey Exposure Camp: 2006 and 2007s

Posted on September 2, 2021

Parents of hockey players hosted this camp to give players an opportunity to play in front of scouts, coaches and general managers from Junior Leagues in Western Canada and the United States. Neutral Zone ran a combine as well as evaluated players. Below are those player we felt stood out. TEAM PRO BLUE Luc Gosselin…

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