James McGuigan-Neutral Zone Scouting

All of our provincial camp reports are now live on our website, check them out now! BC Cup: neutralzone.com/2026/05/03/bc-…

Happy to announce that we have officially posted our final rankings for the 2026 WHL Draft. Our of Top 300 Canadian Born players along with 150 honuorable mentions! Feel free to check it out and let us know what you think! neutralzone.com/2026/05/01/whl…

We have completed our reports for the CSSHL U15 Prep Championships, hosted in Penticton, BC. An excellent event and one of our biggest reports this season. Great read in preparation for the WHL Draft. neutralzone.com/2026/04/12/css…

With the season coming to end soon, we will be looking to expand our scouting staff next season. Will make an official post later on, but looking for boots on the ground as well as video scouts specifically covering Western Canadian hockey. Feel free to DM if interested.

Very fun exercise to see who we would select if given the last pick of each of the first 10 rounds. I’m still trying to figure out the Fedoriuk slide to the fifth round, but we would have happily stepped up on him at 46. #WHLDraft2025 @_Neutral_Zone

A lot of work by @JeffMcCarthyBC @NickEarle1 and the WestCan scouts to compile this list. Great work @_Neutral_Zone group

🏅Neutral Zone Honors: Alberta Cup🏅 At this year's Alberta Cup, we saw standout performances across every squad — with two top performers from each team earning recognition for elevating their draft stock. 📈 ⚪️🟡🔵🟢🔴⚫️ Grey, Gold, Blue, Green, Red, Black — every team had players step up in a big way. 🚨 See the best from @HockeyAlberta in the slides!

@NickEarle1 @JeffMcCarthyBC @CSSHL Boys did a great job. Crushed it

@JeffMcCarthyBC and I highlighted standouts from the @CSSHL U15 Prep Championships in Penticton. This D group has become very interesting at the top end as Jim, Wouters, Wolitski, Doka, and Kokkoris all stood out! #WHLDraft25

📝CSSHL U15 Prep Division I and II Championships: 193 Players Evaluated @CSSHL @DeltaWildHockey @edgeschool @NAXHockey @rha_kelowna @rha_winnipeg @starhockeyusa @SaintsBC @NDHoundsHockey @OkanaganHockey @PacificSeaDevil @pmbuffaloes @Shaw_Athletics neutralzone.com/2025/03/19/css…

📝Winnipeg U15 AAA Showcase: 84 Players Evaluated @aaawinnipeg @BAAAWheatKings @CPCapsU15AAA @EastmanU15AAA @AAAU15Rangers @U15BruinsGOLD @U15BruinsBlack @WpgThrashers @bantamchiefs neutralzone.com/2025/02/28/win…

A reminder to @RinkNet users in the @NHL, @NCAAIceHockey, @TheWHL, @OHLHockey, @QMJHL, and @USHL that Neutral Zone's rankings are available in the "Third Party Content" tab under "Lists"!

QMJHL Draft Midterm Rankings: Top 300 Canadians @QMJHL @HockeyQuebec @HockeyNB @HockeyNS @HockeyPEI neutralzone.com/2025/01/21/qmj…

Circle K Classic Day One @CircleKClassic ℹ️neutralzone.com

2024 Hlinka Gretzky Cup Fifteen Player Evaluations neutralzone.com/nhl-scouting-r…

Neutral Zone’s Top 50 2009-Born WHL Prospects: Where Are They Now? @TheWHL neutralzone.net/mens/2024/07/1…

📝Draftday Western Prospects Showcase 2010s: 57 Player Evaluations @OHAEdmonton @NAXHockey @SabresRaiders @HCEdmonton_JPHL @ValHawks @Rebels_U15AAA @edgeschool @viroyals_aaa @ATHLETICSaints @U15BruinsGOLD @Shaw_Athletics @ljacaaa @CNHA_Assoc neutralzone.net/mens/2024/06/1…

NHL Draft: Other Considerations @NHL @NCAAIceHockey @CHLHockey @TheWHL @OHLHockey @QMJHL @USHL @NAHLHockey @NCDCJrHockey @BCHockeyLeague @TheAJHL @theSJHL @OJHLOfficial @MSHSL neutralzone.net/mens/2024/06/1…

Jensen Marsh, 4.0⭐️ prospect ranked #46 on our final #WHLDraft ranking went 27th overall to the Edmonton Oil Kings @EdmOilKings #whldraft @TheWHL

Grayson Tash, 4.0⭐️ prospect ranked #55 on our final #WHLDraft ranking went 64th overall to the Seattle Thunderbirds @SeattleTbirds @TheWHL #whldraft