Neutral Zone headed to Levy Rink in Burrillville, RI to catch some Peak Performance Prep action on Sunday, October 8th. We started at 8:00 AM and stayed for four of…
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Peak Performance Prep Labor Day: Top 45
Labor Day hockey is a constant in New England with nearly every rink in the state buzzing with activity and thousands of players looking to show what they can do…
2023 Mass HS Showcase Top 60
Every year in August, a selection of college coaches and pro scouts from Mass all flock to Boch Ice Center in Dedham, MA for Mass HS Showcase and this year…
Boston Hockey Academy Finds a New Home
Boston Hockey Academy is excited to announce our partnership with the Academy of Notre Dame, an esteemed educational institution. This collaboration aims to provide enhanced opportunities for student-athletes seeking excellence…
Emptying the 2023 Mass HS D1-D4 Playoff Notebook
We are a couple months removed from the end of the MIAA season, and we wanted to compile a broad recap of all the playoff games we covered in the…
MIAA 2023 D1 Mr. Hockey Top 70 Watch List
Here we are, the MIAA season has drawn to a close and the time has come to recognize the top players across the state in the course of the games…
MIAA 2023 D2 Mr. Hockey Top 40 Watch List
Here we are, the MIAA season has drawn to a close and the time has come to recognize the top players across the state in the course of the games…
MIAA 2023 D3 Mr. Hockey Top 40 Watch List
Here we are, the MIAA season has drawn to a close and the time has come to recognize the top players across the state in the course of the games…
MIAA 2023 D4 Mr. Hockey Top 30 Watch List
Here we are, the MIAA season has drawn to a close and the time has come to recognize the top players across the state in the course of the games…
NE Prep: Elite 8 Playoffs Westminster vs Avon and Belmont Hill vs Avon
Below are two Elite 8 NE Prep Playoff games. The first is Avon Old Farms vs Westminster played on March 1 and the second is Avon Old Farms vs Belmont…
Two Nations Prep Champs Weekend Three Games
Neutral Zone attended the final day of the Two Nations Championship weekend. We reported on UCC vs Albany already. Below are the other three games from February 19th. Bishops College…
NE Prep: Deerfield vs Kent
Deerfield Academy took to the road to play rival Kent School on February 22nd. Junior Aiden Hopewell started for the Kent Lions in net and senior multi-sport athlete John Tolve…
2023 Mass HS D2/D3/D4 Top 215
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: UCC vs Albany Academy
The contest for 7th place in the Two Nations Tourney on February 19th was close game for the majority of the game, yet Albany Academy managed to pull away from…
NE Prep: Albany vs Hebron
Albany Academy won 10-1 against Hebron Academy at Exeter Academy on February 11th. Albany beat Exeter 2-1 the night before so the neutral site limited travel for both teams on…
NE Prep: Avon Old Farms Christmas Tournament Top 95
Before you judge, this report has been delayed because Brian Murphy who covered this event had surgery on his leg the Monday after as a titanium nail in his leg…
NE Prep: St. Sebastian’s vs Thayer
Friday night energy in a Keller League match-up. Final was St. Sebastian’s 4 Thayer 3. 20 player evaluations with grades below. Beau Lane #1 (G, L, 6’3″, 176, Thayer Academy,…
Mass HS January 2023 Report: Top 260
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 2006-2008 Standouts
Below are 38 players (mostly 2007s) who we have tracked over the last first half of the prep season. Neutral Zone feels that each is a possible USHL and QMJHL…
NE Prep: Taft vs Kent
The Taft School played at the Kent School On Wednesday, January 25 in an important NE Prep matchup. Kent took a 4-1 lead but Taft stormed back to almost tie…
NE Prep: Westminster vs Avon Old Farms
Avon Old Farms beat Westminster 7-1 on Monday in an old-fashioned blowout between bitter rivals. Below are 15 players who stood out in the game. Grades are for this contest…
