College hockey’s transfer portal is already heating up, and the season isn’t even complete. The biggest name to enter portal thus far is Michigan State goaltender Drew DeRidder, who has been…
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Minnesota adds Owen Bartoszkiewicz for second semester
The University of Minnesota added goaltender Owen Bartoszkiewicz for the rest of this season. The move was made after the program lost goaltender Jack LaFontaine to the Carolina Hurricanes a…
NCAA Commitment Tracker (1/26)
Each week, in one easy-to-find place, Neutral Zone will wrap up the week’s college commitments in a neat and tidy chart, complete with star ratings and links to player profiles,…
Boucher Speaks on Leaving BU for Ottawa, OHL
Tyler Boucher, a 4.5-star freshman at Boston University, announced over the semester break that he was going to sign with the Ottawa Senators after appearing in eight games for the…
Two Hockey East Players Head Back to Juniors
Last week, a pair of Hockey East teams saw players return to junior hockey. Dovar Tinling (4.5-stars) left Vermont after one-and-a-half seasons with the Catamounts. Tinling, who is from Quebec,…
Providence Adds a Top-Ranked 2002 For Second Semester
Providence has added Fort McMurray (AJHL) defenseman Taige Harding to its roster for the second half of the 2021-22 season. The 6-foot-7-inch, 230-pound defenseman will wear No. 27 with the…
Top ’05 Will Smith Commits to Boston College
Almost two weeks ago we learned that Neutral Zone’s top-ranked American-born 2005, Will Smith (4.75*), was no longer committed to Northeastern. On Thursday, Smith announced that he had committed to Boston…
NCAA: Top uncommitted recruit chooses Michigan
Adam Fantilli is widely regarded as the top uncommitted recruit in the nation. Well, he’s uncommitted no longer. Fantilli has verbally committed to Michigan. NHL Network’s Jon Morosi first reported the…
Michigan makes history at the NHL Draft
Michigan made college hockey history on Friday night, when four of the top-five selections in the NHL Draft were either current or incoming Michigan players. The Wolverines even had a…
NCAA: Coaching changes stir up the summer
Jerry Keefe has been named the new head coach at Northeastern, while current head coach Jim Madigan will take over as the school’s new athletic director. The move will be announced as early…
NCAA: Merrimack adds a D, Providence lands former Maine star recruit
2001 (D) Trevor Griebel commits to Merrimack for 2022 Griebel is a Florida native who came up through the Phoenix Jr. Coyotes system. Griebel played last season for the Fargo…
NCAA: Mercyhurst, Canisius land portal commitments
Former Vermont defenseman Phip Waugh has committed to Mercyhurst out of the transfer portal. Waugh began last season on UVM’s roster and then returned to juniors with the PAL Islanders. Another former…
NCAA: Murray returning to UMass out of the portal, plus the latest commitments
UMass will bring back goaltender Matt Murray, who had entered the transfer portal not long after the Minutemen won the national championship. UMass made the announcement on its social media channels…
NCAA: Graziano flips commitment to Notre Dame
2000 (G) Josh Graziano commits to Notre Dame for 2021 Graziano was originally committed to Union and played four games for the Dutchmen last season before returning to junior hockey….
NCAA: Ohio State adds Russian forward
2000 (F) Georgi Merkulov has committed to Ohio State for 2021 Merkulov is from Russia but is currently in his second season of hockey in the U.S. playing for the…
Maine head coach Red Gendron passes away suddenly
Absolutely heartbreaking news to deliver today … Maine head coach Red Gendron died this afternoon while playing golf. He was 63 years old. “We are shocked and deeply saddened by Red’s sudden…
FREE: NCAA: LIU adds Welsh and Marrocco out of the transfer portal
LIU picked up a couple of players in the transfer portal. The Sharks added Yale forward Tyler Welsh and Arizona State forward PJ Marrocco. Welsh did not play this season — Yale, and…
FREE: NCAA: Merrimack adds 6-foot-8 Swedish goalie, Minnesota’s Moe to Wisconsin in the portal
2002 (G) Hugo Ollas commits to Merrimack for 2021 Ollas is a huge — literally — commitment for the Warriors. He measures 6-foot-8 and was drafted by the New York…
NCAA: RIT, Bentley and Northeastern add recruits, plus portal commitments
2002 (F) Hunter Brazier commits to RIT for 2022 Brazier is a native of Val Caron, Ontario. He was slated to play the 2020-21 season with the Kemptville 73’s in…
NCAA: Northeastern adds Bentley’s Novak out of the portal, Army grabs a D
Northeastern commits (F) Jakov Novak from Bentley out of the transfer portal Jakov Novak, a 6-foot-3 forward from whose rights are owned by the Ottawa Senators, announced on Tuesday that…
Colorado College part with head coach Mike Haviland
Colorado College posted a media release on its website Saturday night which announced that head coach Mike Haviland had decided to “move on” from his position. The release said that Haviland reached…