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Neutral Zone is a first-of-its-kind hockey scouting and news site which identifies, ranks and profiles over 28,000 NCAA and CHL prospects from across North America. The innovative site leverages top quality, unbiased scouts to evaluate players and track their progress over the course of their amateur careers.
Featured Reports
NZ’s Names to Know: 2011s in New England
As the 2026–27 youth hockey season officially drops the puck with opening-week tournaments across North America, all eyes in New England are turning to the high-stakes 2011 birth-year cohort. Entering… Read more
2026 Junior Chowder Cup 135 2010 & 2011 Notables (Sans Nattys)
Two weeks following our Mini Chowder trip to Foxboro Sports Center, we were back for Junior Chowder Cup (July 23-26) which boasted a big field of teams. All told, 142… Read more
USA National 16’s Camp: 139 Reports
Neutral Zone had multiple scouts in attendance for the USA Hockey Player Development Camp in Amherst, NY to scout the top 2010s in the United States. Each player in the… Read more
NCAA Commitments: August 17 – August 23
With Neutral Zone being the go-to place to stay up to date with commitments around the hockey world, here is the latest installment of players who have committed to the… Read more
Ivy Shootout: 2009/2010 Reports
This report focuses on the 2009/10 division of the Ivy Shootout, held just outside Princeton this summer. The event brought together invited players from across North America, providing a rare… Read more
NCAA Commitments: August 10 – August 16
With Neutral Zone being the go-to place to stay up to date with commitments around the hockey world, here is the latest installment of players who have committed to the… Read more
CCM 68 Combine: 119 Player Reports
Neutral Zone attended the CCM 68 Boys Combine in Mt. Prospect, IL, where some of the top players in North America from the 2012 age group were in attendance for… Read more
NCAA Commitments: August 3 – August 9
With Neutral Zone being the go-to place to stay up to date with commitments around the hockey world, here is the latest installment of players who have committed to the… Read more
NCAA Commitments: July 27 – August 2
With Neutral Zone being the go-to place to stay up to date with commitments around the hockey world, here is the latest installment of players who have committed to the… Read more
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Top 10 Rankings
| # | Team | Name | Conference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Michigan State | Big 10 |
| 2 |  |
Denver | NCHC |
| 3 |  |
Michigan | Big 10 |
| 4 |  |
North Dakota | NCHC |
| 5 |  |
UMass Amherst | Hockey East |
| 6 |  |
Nebraska Omaha | NCHC |
| 7 |  |
Merrimack | Hockey East |
| 8 |  |
Ferris State | CCHA |
| 9 |  |
Penn State | Big 10 |
| 10 |  |
Lake Superior | CCHA |
| # | Team | Name | Conference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Amherst | NESCAC |
| 2 |  |
Connecticut College | NESCAC |
| 3 |  |
Babson | NEHC |
| 4 |  |
Norwich | NEHC |
| 5 |  |
Endicott | CCC |
| 6 |  |
Aurora | NCHA |
| 7 |  |
Utica | UCHC |
| 8 |  |
MSOE | NCHA |
| 9 |  |
Tufts | NESCAC |
| 10 |  |
AIC | Northeast-10 |
| # | Team | Name | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Brantford Bulldogs | OHL |
| 2 |  |
Saginaw Spirit | OHL |
| 3 |  |
London Knights | OHL |
| 4 |  |
Windsor Spitfires | OHL |
| 5 |  |
Owen Sound Attack | OHL |
| 6 |  |
Sarnia Sting | OHL |
| 7 |  |
Kingston Frontenacs | OHL |
| 8 |  |
Niagara Ice Dogs | OHL |
| 9 |  |
Sault Ste-Marie Greyhounds | OHL |
| 10 |  |
Oshawa Generals | OHL |
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Maxime Lafond | Longueil College-Francais | QJAAAHL | L | LW | 6’5″ | 202 | 2006 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | 2022 | Longueuil, QC | Must be a subscriber to view. |
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Yegor Rybkin | Chaika Nizhny Novgorod | MHL | R | G | 6’6″ | 206 | 2007 | Moncton Wildcats | 2026 | Yegoryevsk, RUS | Must be a subscriber to view. |
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Charlie Benigno | Moncton Wildcats | QMJHL | R | RW | 6’1″ | 187 | 2008 | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | 2024 | Halifax, NS | Must be a subscriber to view. |
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Cameron Holyoke | Bishop Kearney Selects U16 | T1EHL U16 | L | D | 6’1″ | 160 | 2009 | Charlottetown Islanders | 2026 | Boston, MA | Must be a subscriber to view. |
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Joseph Brehmer | Victoria Grizzlies | BCHL | L | C | 6’2″ | 177 | 2006 | Waterloo, ON | Must be a subscriber to view. | |
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Jakub Kuklinski | Mississauga Senators U16 | GTHL U16 | R | F | 5’10” | 168 | 2010 | Oshawa Generals | 2026 | Caledon, ON | Must be a subscriber to view. |
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Caden Taylor | Oshawa Generals | OHL | L | C | 6’3″ | 206 | 2007 | Sudbury Wolves | 2023 | Kleinburg, ON | Must be a subscriber to view. |
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Aidan Souligny | Summerside Western | MJAHL | L | D | 6’3″ | 205 | 2006 | Boston University | 2027 | Ottawa, ON | Must be a subscriber to view. |
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Patrick Taylor | Seacoast Performance Academy U15 | T1EHL U15 | L | F | 5’9″ | 150 | 2011 | Melrose, MA | Must be a subscriber to view. | |
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Jackson Liao | Shattuck St. Mary’s U15 | Independent | R | F | 5’9″ | 143 | 2011 | New York, NY | Must be a subscriber to view. |