Rankings
MJHL Goalie Reports & Rankings (Sept-Jan)
Posted on March 21, 2020
The Manitoba Junior Hockey League is known for its sharp and hard nosed play but our scouts feel the league is under rated a bit and has some legitimate collegiate and pro prospects alike. There are a few exceptional age out net minders but also several young goalies in this league that have long term…
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…
Top 250 US Prospect Rankings: 2004s
Posted on January 14, 2020
Neutral Zone is pleased to release our Top 250 US prospects born in 2004. The 2004’s are the most highly scouted birth year in amateur hockey as they are eligible for the OHL Draft, QMJHL Draft, USHL Draft and the NTDP. All of these players ranked 1-250 have been evaluated by our scouting staff both…
OHL Draft Mid-Term Rankings: Top 300 Ontario
Posted on January 10, 2020
Neutral Zone is pleased to announce the release of our OHL Draft Mid-Term Rankings for the top 300 prospects born in Ontario and/or playing in Ontario this season. This report comes after the Preliminary Rankings released by Neutral Zone in late December (ranking players by league) that can be accessed here. Our scouting staff, consisting…
NAHL Goalie Reports & Rankings-(Sept – Nov)
Posted on January 5, 2020
In the first two months of the season, we had several of our goalie scouts overseeing the net minders in the NAHL and how they performed, improved or struggled. Some of the games we viewed were from the NAHL showcase and others were games that scouts were at or the game was evaluated by video….
USHL Goalies – September Reports & Rankings
Posted on November 20, 2019
The USHL put on a great event in Pittsburgh with the USHL Fall Classic September 26th-29th in which the league showcased all 16 teams at this event. Unbelievable talent and prospects who were scouted by numerous NCAA and NHL coaches and scouts alike all weekend. Neutral Zone had several scouts in attendance in addition to…
OHL Draft Top 300 Ontario Mid Term Rankings
Posted on January 31, 2019
After the Toronto Marlies Holiday Tournament, Neutral Zone’s Ontario staff, led by Paul O’Hagan, compiled scouting reports and rankings from September to end of December to compile our Mid-Term OHL Draft Rankings. Each player was ranked in November for the preliminary rankings so the chart below shows that some players have climbed since then, stayed…
Mass High School Report 1: Top 150
Posted on January 22, 2019
Neutral Zone has been producing free recaps (over 30) with highlighting of the scoring plays, our views on the better players, and opinions on the games on our new Mass High School Site since the beginning of December. We have seen the following teams so far this season: Andover, Arlington Catholic, Arlington, Austin Prep, BC High,…
USA Hockey Select 17 National Development Camp Rankings
Posted on July 11, 2018
Neutral Zone scouts were in attendance for all six days and every game of the USA Hockey National Development Camp, hosted in Buffalo, NY. We have evaluated and graded every skater and goalie, as can be seen below organized by position (forwards/defensemen/goalies) and subsequent grades (A, A-, B+, …). The higher the player falls within their…
USHL Phase I Draft: Top 350 Rankings (2002s)
Posted on May 7, 2018
Tonight marks the USHL Phase I draft where teams will have 10 rounds of selections to acquire the rights to the best 2002’s in North America (and beyond). Neutral Zone scouts have compiled a ranking of the top 350 players in the draft. We have excluded players who have signed CHL contracts, players who have…
