In the first two months of the MIAA season, we focused most of our time on watching every Division 1 team – which we were able to accomplish for the…
Prep/HS
PHC: Shattuck St Mary’s Prep @ St. Andrew’s College – Two Game Series – 24 Player Evaluations
February 13th 2026 – Shattuck St. Mary’s Prep (1) @ St. Andrew’s College (3) In Aurora on February 13, 2026, Shattuck lost to St. Andrew’s College (SAC) 3-1 in the…
NE Prep School: Six Games – 62 Players Evaluated
February 15th 2026 – Lawrenceville School (3) @ Taft School (6) On February 15, 2026, Taft School hosted Lawrenceville School in a prep hockey matchup and Taft won 6–3. Taft…
St. Andrew’s MacPherson Tournament: 93 Players Evaluated
The St Andrews’s Macpherson Tournament was held from January 30 to February 1, 2026. Eight teams competed for the MacPherson Cup, including six teams from the United States and two…
New England Prep: 147 Players Evaluated
Neutral Zone scouts have been working diligently to cover the New England Prep School league. Our aim was to evaluate each prep team at least once before our mid-term rankings….
New England Prep Rankings. 2007s, 2008s, 2009s. 280 Players Ranked by Date of Birth
Headed by Director of US Scouting, Brian Murphy, NHL NZ Head Scout, Ian Moran, and New England Director, Ed Besinger, we collaborated with our New England Scouts to prepare a…
NE Prep: Eight Games – 93 Player Evaluations
January 9th 2026 – St. Andrew’s College (4) @ Frederick Gun School (5) In the game on January 9, 2026, Frederick Gunn School beat St. Andrew’s College 5–4 in overtime…
Lawrenceville Invitational NE Prep: 76 Players Evaluated
Neutral Zone attended the Lawrenceville Invitational in Lawrenceville, NJ, from December 19–21st 2025. This report contains player evaluations and grades based exclusively on this showcase. Belmont Hill Emmet Aufiero #8…
Mass HS January 2026 Report Top 238
It is that time of year again: we are now done with two months of MIAA hockey and we’ve been pounding the pavement and pulling down major bandwidth while watching…
NE Prep: Three Games – 33 Players Evaluated
Neutral Zone scouted three New England prep school games in January: Culver Academy versus Nichols School, Westminster versus Salisbury, and Choate Rosemary Hall versus Berkshire. The player grades in this…
NE Prep: Flood-Marr Holiday Tournament Top 70
Neutral Zone had three scouts in attendance on December 19-21 at Roberts Rink in Milton and Flood Rink at Nobles to watch the 2025 Flood-Marr Christmas Tournament. Each team played…
Watkins Invitational NE Prep – 57 Player Evaluations
Neutral Zone attended the Watkins Tournament held at Cushing Academy, January 2-January 4, 2026. Thayer Academy won the event over Lawrence Academy in the Championship Game. We noted performances by…
Avon Old Farms Christmas Classic: 75 Players Evaluated
Neutral Zone was present at the 42nd annual Avon Old Farms Christmas Classic, where the host team, Avon Old Farms, secured a 4-1 victory over Frederick Gunn. The player grades…
New England Prep School: Two Games – 25 Player Evaluations
December 10th 2025 – Cushing Academy (2) vs Williston Northampton (1) Williston Northampton hosted Cushing Academy in a tightly contested matchup that saw the Penguins skate to a 2-1 victory…
Brooks/Pingree Tournament 2025 Top 60
As is the annual tradition, the New England Prep circuit hosts its annual holiday Tournaments the week before Christmas. This year, as has become tradition with Neutral Zone, we dispatched…
PHC: Stanstead College Varsity vs St. Andrew’s College – Two Game Series – 26 Player Evaluations
Neutral Zone was present for a Prep Hockey Conference matchup between Stanstead College from Quebec and St. Andrew’s College from Ontario. In a highly contested battle, each team emerged with…
NE Prep School – 12 Games – 152 Player Evaluations
Neutral Zone attended multiple games in New England’s Prep School League. From the first puck drop to the Berkshire Jamboree, we are gearing up for an exciting season in the…
20 MIAA D1 Teams We’re Excited About for 2025-26
The time has arrived MIAA hockey fans: the calendar just flipped to December and we are 10 days away from the start of another HS hockey season. For 2025-26, things…
Peak Performance Prep 2025: 75 Notables
Neutral Zone made two trips to watch Peak Performance Prep games this fall: first at Cadillac Arena in Walpole and then the Championship weekend at Worcester Ice Center. All told,…
2025 Mass HS Showcase Top 65
Every year in August, a selection of college, junior and prep coaches and pro scouts from Massachusetts all head over to Mass HS Showcase which took place for the second…
All Ivy Futures Showcase: 120 Standouts
The All Ivy Futures showcase took place in Estero, Florida. The showcase is geared as an opportunity for young athletes to be evaluated and recruited to play for a large…