NEUTRAL ZONE’S WESTERN PROSPECTS TOP 30 SKATERS Neutral Zone attended the Western Canada Showcase on July 17-21 in Regina, Saskatchewan. We saw each team play once as well as the…
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Chowder Cup: 60 Standouts
Neutral Zone was in attendance at the Chowder Cup in Canton, Attleboro, Walpole and Foxboro, MA on July 13th through 16th. There were two divisions: College Open (1998-2000 birth year…
Next Level Prospects: Notables
Reaching the Next Level at Next Level Prospects Showcase – July 9, 2017 Some summer tournaments are valuable on an annual basis not because of the headlines they draw but…
2003 Michigan Bantam Fest: Top 30
2003 Players Bantam Fest This was week two of Bantam fest is Sault Ste. Marie, MI with the 2003 age group playing. Neutral Zone was able to watch all 6…
Liberty Bell Games: Top 80
2017 Liberty Bell Games 6/2-6/4 As usual the Liberty Bell Games had a strong cross section of Atlantic and Southeastern talent, there was not a single player that did not…
2002 Michigan Bantam Fest: Top 35
2002 Michigan Bantam fest This is a week long camp consisting of dryland, lectures, practice and games in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. The Orange team dominated the games against the…
A New Way Forward for USA Hockey: Improving NTDP’s NHL Draft Performance
Disclaimer: Let us start this article by saying that the current system works, the current system was created by some of the brightest minds in youth hockey and every year despite…
World Selects Invite (2002): Top 250
Neutral Zone sent a team of scouts to Philadelphia to cover the the World Selects Invite; one of the top tournaments in North America. The tournament was a collection of…
Beantown NAPS U16: Top 35
Neutral Zone was in attendance at the Beantown NAPS at the Marlboro Sportscenter on June 23rd through 25th. We focused on the U16 Level. Over the three days each team…
Road to College: Top 20
Road to College – June 24, 2017 Every year, local DI and DIII coaches all descend upon Babson Skating Center in June for a three-day series of games that pit…
East Coast Classic Futures Showcase U16/U19: 50 Players
The Future is Now: East Coast Futures Showcase – June 17, 2017 We continue to scout spring/summer tournaments to add reports to players we already have in our profiles and add…
Blue Line Elite Prep Cup 2003s: Top 24
A Peek at the Future of Prep Hockey at Blue Line Elite Prep Cup – June 10, 2017 A year or two before local hockey players aspire to play prep…
Blue Line Elite Prep Cup U16: Top 75
Blue Line Elite Prep Cup 2017 U16: Top 75 Neutral Zone headed to New Hampshire for the annual Prep Cup. We focused on the U16 group. The East Coast Canadiens…
NCAA Recruiting: Do Stats Matter?
After every college hockey season, our analytics team looks over the freshman class and analyzes their output. There are several reasons as to why but mainly we do it in…
Atlantic District Festival ’00, ’01, ’02: 120 Players
2017 Atlantic District Try Out Festival Selection The final 80 for 02, 01 and 00’s gathered on May 20-21, 2017 in Vorhees, NJ for a run at selection for the…
MA Final 40: ’00, ’01, ’02 Evaluations
Massachusetts High Performance Final 40 With Massachusetts Hockey’s Festival selections narrowed down to the Final 40, we headed to Marlboro May 20-21, 2017. There were two teams in each age…
Pre Draft: 100 Players
Neutral Zone headed to the annual Pre-Draft showcase on May 12-14, 2017 just south of Boston. There were 100 teams in attendance. We primarily focused on finding players that we…
OHL Gold Cup: Top 30
OHL Gold Cup Top Players Top 30 Information is based on the OHL Gold Cup tournament played in Kitchener from May 4-7, 2017. The tournament is an 8 team all-star…
Mass Festival ’00, ’01, ’02 Notables
Charting Progress at MA Festival – May 7, 2017 Every year in May at New England Sports Center, the annual USA Hockey regional progress report that is the Massachusetts Festival…
From Both Sides of the Aisle: CHL vs. NCAA
The CHL vs. NCAA debate has gone on for long before Neutral Zone and will likely continue well into the future. As a staff spread out throughout North America we…
USHL Phase 1 Draft Recap: Sioux Falls Stampede
As a continuation of our USHL Phase 1 Draft Coverage. Neutral Zone scouts give an inside look at each teams selections, where they came from and what their game is….