This has been the longest offseason imaginable for the high school hockey players, coaches and parents of the state of Massachusetts. The delayed winter season has been met with a…
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Brunswick vs. Elite Hockey Academy U18 November Scrimmage Top 15
As part of our prep scrimmage series, we wrapped up the month of November with a prep and junior matchup on the 21st featuring two CT-based squads in Brunswick and…
Avon Old Farms vs Salisbury Weekend Scrimmage: Top 10
Recently, we sat down to watch a Saturday matinee between two storied CT prep programs: Avon Old Farms and Salisbury. Avon Old Farms came out on top in this game…
Minnesota Pauses All Sports, Including High School, For Four Weeks
Minnesota announced this week that all youth sports, including high school sports, are being paused for the next four weeks. This news comes just as the Minnesota high school hockey…
Berkshire Green vs White Scrimmage: Top 15
As we continue to work our way across prep hockey through video scouting, more and more teams are setting up intrasquad scrimmages and in-state matchups. While some games have been…
Lakes Region Scrimmage Notes: Holderness Top 10
As the Lakes Region gets up and running now that hockey is back in New Hampshire the NEPSAC scrimmages are back on schedule amongst the local rivals. We recently caught…
NE Prep: Avon Old Farms Intersquad
Neutral Zone watched the Avon Old Farms Red versus White scrimmage on October 28, 2020. The action was fast paced and wide open as players fought for their spot on…
Founders League Cancels Hockey Season
The Founders League canceled all of its winter sport seasons, including hockey, in an announcement on Friday. “In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and after many discussions prioritizing community…
U16 Shattuck vs U16 MN Moose and Shattuck Prep vs Map South Elite League
Shattuck St. Mary’s U16 and Prep 10/6 – 10/7 Shattucks St. Mary’s age levels hosted teams during the entire week. This report will focus on the U16’s vs. the MN Moose…
U18 North Shore Wings (9/27/2020)
Dylan pitched a shutout in this one. He kept his hips low and was very quick laterally. He made a number quality backdoor saves, but the one he made in the second period was excellent. He read the bouncing puck…
U18 – South Shore Kings Split Season Defencemen
Neutral Zone scouts have seen the South Shore Kings U18 split season team play five times so far this Fall. The defensive core is made up of 2003 birth year…
Beantown Classic Pro Division: Top 110
Neutral Zone sent several scouts to the entire Beantown event and had a few set of eyes on the Pro Level. There were six teams in all in this Division…
MN Elite League Week #1
MN Elite League Week #1 Neutral Zone was in attendance for the opening weekend of the Upper Midwest HS Elite League in New Hope, MN. Eight teams are in the…
Mass HS Hockey Showcase: Top 45
Mass HS Hockey Showcase: Top 45
U16 – Cape Cod Whalers at Seacoast Spartans (8/30/20)
Neutral Zone had one scout in attendance. Entering the second half the Whalers were down by the score of 5-2, but mounted a furious come back to eventually earn a…
Cyclones Academy 18U Premier Adds Carter Brunelle
The following story was originally published by the Northern Cyclones … Excitement is building in Hudson for the upcoming 2020-21 season. One of the teams undergoing changes is the Cyclones…
Ivy Shootout: Princeton, NJ. Top 85
Neutral Zone sent a scout to evaluate the Ivy League Shootout/First Contact Camp in the Princeton, NJ area. College coaches, parents and other evaluators were not allowed in the rink….
QMJHL American Entry Draft
QMJHL American Entry Draft The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League held its Canadian Draft on Saturday and Sunday. Five Americans were taken there as Luke Santilli (D, R, 5’9″, 145,…
Top 130 MIAA Seniors We’ve Seen in 2019-20
This is the final list in our MIAA series in which we rank each of the classes across all three Divisions of Mass HS this past season. Many of you…
Top 80 MIAA Juniors We’ve Seen in 2019-20
This is Part 3 of our MIAA series in which we rank each of the classes across all three Divisions of Mass HS this past season. Many of you likely…
Shane Lachance
Brian Murphy; US Director of Scouting on Shane Lachance, Tabor Academy, Pick #128 in Phase II of the USHL draft by Tri-City. Shane is a four star rated player by…