It’s time to put a bow on this season of Mass HS coverage and we are doing so with a broad recap of the MIAA playoffs, which for the first…
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MIAA D3 Mr. Hockey Top 45 Watch List
We already dropped our MIAA Top 40 D4 Watch List, and now the time has arrived to shift up a level and identify a new set of top players. This…
Mass HS Top 240 D2/D3/D4 Report
In the first two months (December, January) of the MIAA season, we focused most of our time on watching every Division 1 team – which we were able to accomplish…
Alliance Cup Championship Game: Ridley Prep at The Hill School
In a thrilling game that featured physicality, emotion and a frenetic ending Neutral Zone was able to watch Ridley come away with a 3-2 victory. Below are the players we feel stood out from their peers over the course of the three periods.
Mass HS January 2022 Report: Top 260
It is that time of year again: we are now done with two months of MIAA hockey and our 5 MA HS scouts have been pounding the pavement and pulling…
True Cup in Salem, NH: Top 80
The True Cup brought together NEPSAC and PHC teams from Ontario, New York, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Indiana for a weekend of competitive hockey. The tournament featured many elite…
Austin Prep Will Join the NEPSAC
Austin Prep announced today that it will leave the MIAA and join the NEPSAC. The school will conclude its participation in the MIAA this season and will play as an…
Lawrence-Groton: Top 64
Neutral Zone was in attendance at the 2021 Lawrence Groton tournament, held at the Groton School and Lawrence Academy from December 16th-18th. The play was a bit different this year,…
Flood Marr Tournament: Top 110
Neutral Zone had three scouts at the Flood Marr and covered each game. Each player below was evaluated and graded based solely on their performance in this tournament and is…
Brooks-Pingree Tournament Top 52
Back after a two year hiatus due to the pandemic, the Brooks-Pingree Tournament was back for it’s 26th year. Taking place at Brooks Arena and Alden Johnson Rink, the home…
NESCAC Limits Fans at Games
The NESCAC announced today that it will play games behind closed doors through the end of January, due to COVID-19 concerns. “In light of the rapid onset of the highly…
Minnesota HS: Eden Prairie v Grand Rapids and Hermantown v Mahtomedi. 20 Players.
December 17/21- The 40th Annual Edina Holiday Classic game between Eden Prairie High School (2-2) and Grand Rapids High School (5-2). This is the first meeting between these two teams…
MN High School: Holy Family vs. St. Thomas Academy
December 14/21-MN HS-Holy Family Catholic HS v St. Thomas Academy HS. Another lopsided high school game. St. Thomas dominated the game outshooting HF 42-13 and winning 7-0. HF is a…
Final Week MN Elite League: Top 84
Neutral Zone made the trip to the New Hope, Minnesota to take in the last weekend of the Minnesota Elite League regular season. The seven teams from Minnesota high schools…
MN High School Game -St. Thomas Academy v Chaska High School
On November 26, 2021 Neutral Zone watched the Minnesota High School game matchup between St. Thomas Academy v Chaska High School. Chaska won the game 4-3. It was the first…
Minnesota High School: Park of Cottage Grove Wolfpack vs Simley Spartans
Neutral Zone was in attendance for this November 27th Minnesota high school match-up between the Park of Cottage Grove Wolfpack and the Simley Spartans. This was the championship game of…
Minnesota High School: Eastview Lightning vs Bloomington Jefferson Jaguars
Neutral Zone was in attendance for this November 26th Minnesota high school match-up between the Eastview Lightning and the Bloomington Jefferson Jaguars. This was the season opener for both teams…
NE Prep: Belmont Hill Jamboree. Top 45
Belmont Hill Jamboree Neutral Zone attended the Belmont Hill Preseason Jamboree on Saturday. Scouts Ian Moran and Brian Murphy took in the action and below are players that stood out….
20 D1 MIAA Teams We Are Excited About In 2021-22
Change is the operative word for MIAA hockey 2021-22. For the first full season in 30 years, there will not be a Super 8 tournament and divisional realignment is afoot…
Northwood names Mark Morris head coach
Mark Morris has been named the new head coach at the Northwood School, located in Lake Placid, N.Y. Morris is a 1977 grad of the school; this will be Morris’…
USHL Draft: NV River Rats 15U AAA
The NV River Rats 15U AAA team had two highly skilled forwards selected in the draft. Both play with pace, protect the puck well and are not afraid to fire the puck while in traffic. In this review we take a look at Cam Russo and Joey Zheng’s progression from U14 standouts to potential USHL power forwards with speed.