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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……
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……
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……
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……
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……
North American Rankings: Top 300 2010s
Neutral Zone scouts from across North America have come together after Hockey Canada U17 camps, USA Hockey Player Development Camps to comprise our final list of the top 300 prospects……
NCAA Commitments: July 20 – July 26
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……
2026 Mini Chowder Cup Top 150
In the middle of July, we made the trip down to Foxboro, MA for one of the top bantam events on the New England scouting calendar; we dispatched a scout……
NCAA Commitments: July 13 – July 19
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……
News & Scouting Reports
Top 10 Rankings
| # | Team | Name | Conference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Boston University | Hockey East |
| 2 |  |
Penn State | Big 10 |
| 3 |  |
Michigan State | Big 10 |
| 4 |  |
Denver | NCHC |
| 5 |  |
Ohio State | Big 10 |
| 6 |  |
Michigan | Big 10 |
| 7 |  |
North Dakota | NCHC |
| 8 |  |
Boston College | Hockey East |
| 9 |  |
Lake Superior | CCHA |
| 10 |  |
UMass Amherst | Hockey East |
| # | Team | Name | Conference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Amherst | NESCAC |
| 2 |  |
Connecticut College | NESCAC |
| 3 |  |
Babson | NEHC |
| 4 |  |
Norwich | NEHC |
| 5 |  |
Endicott | CCC |
| 6 |  |
Aurora | NCHA |
| 7 |  |
University of Dubuque | NCHA |
| 8 |  |
MSOE | NCHA |
| 9 |  |
Tufts | NESCAC |
| 10 |  |
AIC | Northeast-10 |
| # | Team | Name | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Brantford Bulldogs | OHL |
| 2 |  |
Saginaw Spirit | OHL |
| 3 |  |
Windsor Spitfires | OHL |
| 4 |  |
London Knights | OHL |
| 5 |  |
Owen Sound Attack | OHL |
| 6 |  |
Sarnia Sting | OHL |
| 7 |  |
Kingston Frontenacs | OHL |
| 8 |  |
Sudbury Wolves | OHL |
| 9 |  |
Niagara Ice Dogs | OHL |
| 10 |  |
Sault Ste-Marie Greyhounds | OHL |
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Recently Updated Players
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Josh Evaschesen | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | L | C | 6’2″ | 191 | 2006 | Kamloops Blazers | 2025 | Medicine Hat, AB | Must be a subscriber to view. |
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Nolan Shorter | Chicago Steel | USHL | L | F | 6’7″ | 196 | 2009 | Notre Dame | 2028 | Elmhurst, IL | Must be a subscriber to view. |
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Trevor Shorter | Chicago Steel | USHL | R | D | 6’8″ | 210 | 2009 | Notre Dame | 2028 | Elmhurst, IL | Must be a subscriber to view. |
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Alexander Donovan | Saint John Sea Dogs | QMJHL | R | RW | 5’11” | 187 | 2007 | Providence | 2027 | Darien, CT | Must be a subscriber to view. |
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Ilya Troyanov | Sputnik Almetievsk | MHL | L | LW | 6’2″ | 176 | 2008 | Nizhnekamsk, RUS | Must be a subscriber to view. | |
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Sergei Zatsepin | SKA 1946 St. Petersburg | MHL | L | RW | 6’3″ | 179 | 2009 | Orenburg, RUS | Must be a subscriber to view. | |
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Liron Pellizzari | Augsburger Panther | DEL | L | D | 6’2″ | 211 | 2009 | Augsburg, GER | Must be a subscriber to view. | |
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James Bigum Johansen | Rungsted IK | Denmark | R | D | 6’5″ | 231 | 2009 | Gentofte, DEN | Must be a subscriber to view. | |
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Jonas Frostestad Gulbrandsen | Sarnia Sting | OHL | L | C | 6’5″ | 229 | 2008 | Sarnia Sting | 2026 | Stavanger, NOR | Must be a subscriber to view. |
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Ilari Makinen | HPK | Liiga | L | RW | 6’3″ | 196 | 2008 | Hameenlinna, FIN | Must be a subscriber to view. |