Merrimack received a commitment from 4-star winger Luke Weilandt last month. The Illinois native, in his first year as a USHL player, has five points (2 goals, 3 assists) in…
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Interview: Tyrell Boucher On His Commitment to Alaska-Anchorage
Earlier this week, Tyrell Boucher committed to Alaska-Anchorage. The ’99-born defenseman is currently in his first season in the BCHL after spending the last three seasons in the AJHL, playing…
Interview: Chris Aarons Hopes To Turn Championship Season Into College Commitment
Last season, Chris Aarons helped lead the NH Avalanche to an EHL championship and the New York native is hoping to do the same thing this season now that he’s…
Interview: Regula Makes The Switch to D, Lands at Ohio State
If you asked incoming Ohio State freshman C.J. Regula if he would have been on the Buckeyes roster as a D two years ago, he might have looked at you…
Interview: Goaltender Peyton Grainer Signs with Flint
Earlier this month, 3.75-star goaltender Peyton Grainer signed with the Flint Firebirds (OHL). The ’02 from Livonia, Mich. played last season with Little Caesar’s U16 team and has also spent the last…
Interview: Chris Rooney Brings Relentlessness to Babson
Chris Rooney loves a challenge, and he loves to compete. The 2.75-star forward from Milton, Mass. has helped lead the resurgence of Catholic Memorial hockey the last few seasons. Now,…
Interview: Brendan Furry Talks his Journey to Minnesota State
Brendan Furry almost didn’t play college hockey at Minnesota State. In fact, he almost didn’t play college hockey anywhere. Furry was going to college right out of high school and…
Interview: Jack Lambert Realizes Goal of WHL Contract with Everett
Jack Lambert moved from Fairbanks, Alaska to Everett, Washington in hopes of earning a Western Hockey League contract. In fact, he hoped to earn a contract with the Everett Silvertips….
Interview: Schoen Looking For Strong Year Coming Off Hlinka Tournament
Ben Schoen, a 4.5-star recruit who committed to Penn State this summer, is looking to take his game to another level for the Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) this season. Schoen had…
Q&A: Christian Sarlo, RPI Recruit
Christian Sarlo was born in New York and played most of his youth hockey in New Jersey for the North Jersey Avalanche. After splitting last year between the T1EHL and…
After College Commitment Path, Sebrango Chooses Kitchener
by Jashvina Shah On April 7, Donovan Sebrango received a text from his mother telling him the Kitchener Rangers selected Sebrango 40th overall in the OHL Draft. But there was…
Q&A: Cam Kuhl, SUNY-Plattsburgh Recruit
Cam Kuhl recently committed to SUNY-Plattsburgh. He spent the last two years playing for the NAHL and also has BCHL and USPHL experience. Neutral Zone caught up with Kuhl to…
Snider Hockey Breaks Barriers for Underprivileged Children
by Jashvina Shah When he graduated from high school in 2015, Diquan Jackson wanted to attend West Chester. But his grades weren’t good enough, so he enrolled in the Community…
Q&A: Matt Kidney, Salve Regina
Matt Kidney grew up in Middletown, N.J., where he played hockey until departing to Wilkes Barre in the NAHL. Kidney, who scored 47 points in 57 games last year, recently…
Like Las Vegas, Fargo Finds Renewed Energy in Second-Chance Players En Route to First Clark Cup Championship
by Jashvina Shah On May 11, 2018, the first day of the Clark Cup final, Griffin Loughran and Ty Farmer stared into Youngstown’s bench. Fans were packed into Scheels Arena,…
Q&A: Peyton Frantti, St. Norbert Recruit
Peyton Frantti spent three seasons at Culver before joining the NAHL. After putting up 48 points in 60 games during the 2017-18 season, he committed to St. Norbert. The Illinois…
Luke Tuch Follows His Brother to Opposite Side of Commonwealth Avenue
by Jashvina Shah Carl and Sharon Tuch are cheering for the Golden Knights right now. Just a few years ago they were cheering for Boston College, and in a few…
From Following a Path to Forging His Own
by Jashvina Shah Ever since he was little, Garrett Klee has been surrounded by hockey. His house was littered with mini sticks, he was always ducking in and out of…
Q&A: Kendrick Frost, Army
Kendrick Frost grew up playing hockey in Kansas City, Mo., where he played for Omaha for three seasons. This year, Frost moved to New York to play for the Syracuse…
Q&A: George Grannis, Clarkson Recruit
George Grannis grew up playing in the Twin Cities before moving to Duluth, Minn., where he played for Duluth Marshall for two seasons. Over 25 games last year he scored…
Colin Bilek Follows Family To Armed Forces
by Jashvina Shah The moment Colin Bilek’s leg broke, he thought he was never meant to play junior hockey. “I feel like this is a one in a million thing,”…