Scouting Reports

USA Hockey PDC Select 16s: Top 175

Posted on August 10, 2023

Neutral Zone was in attendance for each game of Select 16 Player Development Camps in Amherst, NY. The camp was a culmination of all the top US prospects (deemed by USA Hockey) in the 2007 birth year, and each team played 5 games. The grades assigned for each player are based solely on the player’s…

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Neutral Zone is Hiring

Posted on August 7, 2023

Neutral Zone, LLC – the largest and most respected amateur hockey scouting platform in the world, is expanding operations in the 2023-24 season and looking to make several hires across the company (listed below) Launched in 2016 Neutral Zone is a first-of-its-kind hockey scouting site that identifies ranks, and profiles NHL, CHL, NCAA (Div. 1…

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2023 Mini Chowder Cup Top 160

Posted on August 6, 2023

Our scouting staff made the annual trek down to Foxboro, MA for one of the top bantam events on the New England scouting calendar; we dispatched two scouts to Foxboro Sports Center and Canton Ice House to check out the Mini Chowder Cup from July 14-16. This event featured many of the top 2009s from…

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2023 Ivy Shootout Princeton 150 Players Evaluated

Posted on August 3, 2023

Neutral Zone was in attendance for the Ivy Shootout hosted at Princeton University. We had one scout in attendance and he watched games played at Hobey Baker Rink. There were three Divisions: 2004-05s, 2006s, and 2007-08s. Players came from all over including dozens of US states, Ontario, Quebec, Alberta, etc. We did not see every…

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Alberta U16 Summer Camp 2023: 78 Players Evaluated

Posted on August 1, 2023

Neutral Zone was present in Red Deer, AB from July 7-9 to evaluate the final selection camp for Team Alberta. After this event, Hockey Alberta cut the roster down to 32 names for the Shortlist for the upcoming WHL Cup, where 20 players will represent the province. The WHL Cup will see the four Western…

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