Event Scouting Reports

New England Prep – End of Season – 2023

Posted on April 5, 2023

The following is a list of players scouted from January 1, 2023 through the end of the season.  There may be some repeated players with new notes, but this report mostly focuses on players who were not reported on in the mid-season. Players are listed below their respective team name and in descending letter grade…

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USA Canada Cup KW – U15AA Division – 2022

Posted on March 13, 2023

Neutral Zone was in attendance in Kitchener-Waterloo for the Canadian portion of the USA/Canada Cup tournament. The following report is from the U15 AA Division and contains evaluations on over 120 players. Players are listed below their team name, in descending letter grade order. Cambridge Kendra Restauri #25 (Cambridge Roadrunners U15 AA, D, 2026): Restauri…

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New England Prep: November 2022-January 2023

Posted on February 24, 2023

Since the beginning of the New England Prep season, Neutral Zone has been busy attending individual games, as well as tournaments. The following is a report from league play and Holiday Tournaments scouted before Jan 1, 2023. There will be a new report at the completion of the season to present scouting information from the…

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Top 40: Philadelphia Jr. Flyers at Pittsburgh Pens Elite U19 (one game) and U16 (2 games)

Posted on February 13, 2023

(U19 Game) December 10th the Pens Elite and Junior Flyers faceoff at the Pens Elite home is in Cranberry, Pa and Neutral Zone was in attendance. While the Junior Flyers heavily out played the Pens and more than doubled them in shots, the Pens Elite netminder stood on her head to give her team a…

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Wizards Holiday Invitational – U19 Division – 2022

Posted on February 1, 2023

After the December holiday break, the East Coast Wizards held their annual Wizards Holiday Invitational for the U16s and U19s. We focused on the U19s, which consisted of three divisions of 14 teams. We saw great hockey all week long with a collection of highlight reel goals and great goaltending. Our report is solely based…

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Mandi Schwartz Memorial Tournament – 2022

Posted on January 17, 2023

Once again, the Annual Mandi Schwartz Memorial Tournament in Wilcox, Saskatchewan attracted a lot of scouts from across North America to see 16 teams of primarily western Canadian girls. Sixteen teams played a gruelling four-day event with each team playing five 60-minute games. Once the round robin was completed, Balmoral Blazers defeated Regina Rebels 6–4…

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Atlantic Challenge Cup -U16 Division – 2022

Posted on January 12, 2023

Over the Canadian Thanksgiving weekend, October 7-10th, 2022, Neutral Zone was in Moncton, NB to scout the Atlantic Challenge Cup (ACC). The tournament runs every year, hosting the provincial U16 and U18 female teams from each of the Atlantic provinces, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador. The tournament also hosts…

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U19 Little Caesars vs Windy City

Posted on January 6, 2023

Neutral Zone was in attendance this weekend for the matchup between U19 Little Caesars squad and Windy City. Game one was a hard fought game with Little Caesars taking home the W 2-1. But in game two Little Caesars raised their game to another level and took down Windy City 6-2. In this report we…

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Turkey Trot Tournament – 2022

Posted on December 27, 2022

The 2022 Turkey Trot Tournament took place on Thanksgiving holiday weekend in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. There were plenty of close games and lots of exciting moments over the course of the weekend. Neutral Zone was in attendance and the following is our scouting report from the event. Players are in no particular order beneath their…

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NIT – U19 Division – 2022

Posted on December 6, 2022

Another amazing turnout for the 2022 National Invitational Tournament. With teams flying in from Canada, neighboring states, and as far away as Alaska, every area was represented. Neutral Zone was in attendance to watch and scout all the talent that was showcased. Although not every single game was watched due to the number of teams,…

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