By, Brendan Collins, Neutral Zone Director of Scouting In 2015 I was hired by Neutral Zone to be their Director of Scouting. Basically what that meant was to travel around…
Scouting Reports
Neutral Zone Celebrates 3 Year Anniverary
Neutral Zone.net; North America’s leading indepedent amateur hockey scouting service is proud to celebrate the third anniversary since launching the website: www.neutralzone.net. The company was founded in 2015 by Vermont…
A Breakdown of the NCAA Recruiting Rule Changes and its Impact
This April the NCAA has adopted new recruiting rules and regulations for all of its major sports. This has sparked debate across the country on the pros and cons of…
USA Hockey Nationals U15: Top 120
Neutral Zone made the trip to the USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth, Michigan for the U15 National Tournament. The sixteen-team tournament was played Wednesday April 3rd through Monday, April 8th….
NAHL Playoffs: NJ @ Jamestown and Springfield @ MN Magicians
New Jersey Titans @ Jamestown Rebels Friday April 12, 2019 Game 1 Last Friday the New Jersey Titans opened up the playoffs on the road against the Jamestown rebels. In…
Kent Johnson Commits to University of Michigan
The University of Michigan has secured 4.5 star Kent Johnson for the 2020-2021 season. Our scouts have noticed Kent for his distinguished Hockey IQ. While he may not be the…
Taylor Lantz Commits to University of Alaska Anchorage
Taylor Lantz has committed to the University of Alaska Anchorage and set to hit the ice for Seawolves next season. Neutral Zone has noted Taylor for his fast feet and…
OJHL: Wellington Dukes Vs. North York Rangers
Wellington Dukes Vs. North York Rangers Game was played on April 4, 2019 in North York, Ontario. It wasn’t a close affair on this occasion, as one team showed up…
OHL Draft Live
Today our scouts will be giving a run down of the early rounds of the OHL Draft for free. Our OHL Draft Top 300 List can be viewed on our…
NCAA D1 Men’s Hockey Recruiting Class Rankings Study (2016-2019)
Unlike NCAA basketball or football, you don’t hear a ton about star ratings and recruiting class rankings when it comes to hockey. Over the past three years Neutral Zone has…
OJHL Playoffs: Wellington Dukes Vs. Whitby Fury
Wellington Dukes Vs. Whitby Fury Game was played on Mar 26, 2019 in Whitby, Ontario. This was Game 7 of the second round of the playoffs, and both teams came…
OHL Draft Top 300 Ontario Final Rankings
Neutral Zone Ontario Staff has released the 2019 OHL Draft Ontario Final Rankings of the top 300 prospects born in 2003 playing in Ontario this season. The staff is composed…
2005 Mississauga Border Battle: Top 75
2005 Mississauga Border Battle- Top 75 Some of the top teams in North America got together for a weekend showcase in Mississauga, ON for the 2019 Border Battle hosted by…
NTDP Evaluation Camp Report: Ranking All 46 Skaters
NTDP Evaluation Camp took place in Plymouth, MI at USA Hockey Arena March 21-25th. It was a collection of the top 2003 born prospects in the United States and our…
Day #1 Recap at NTDP Evaluation Camp
Neutral Zone will be in attendance for the entirety of the camp and will be evaluating each player selected; however given that a lot of coaches, scouts and hockey community…
OHL Draft Top 40 Movers after OHL Cup
Our Ontario scouting staff is finalizing a refresh of our final top 300 list of draft eligible players from the Ontario Minor Midget leagues across the province. We will be…
Mass High School D2, D1 and Super 8 Finals: Top 30
MA Super 8 Finals; BC High Vs. Pope Francis Note: Many of the profiles are incomplete as rosters are not finished. Click on a player name for his profile. Not…
Scout Truman Commits to UMass Lowell
Scout Truman has committed to UMass Lowell and is set to join the roster for the 2021-2022 season. NZ scouts have noted Scout’s ability to compete against players several years…
U18 Atlantic District Qualifiers: Top 20
Atlantic District Qualifiers Top 20 U18 March 9-10 Top four teams in the Atlantic District competing for a spot to play the North Jersey Avalanche in the District Championship. The…
Macs Midget Tournament: Top 160
Neutral Zone scouts were on hand for the Macs Midget Tournament, from Calgary Alberta from December 26- Jan 1. The tournament showcased the top Midget prospects in western Canada for…
NCDC: PAL Islanders at Jersey Hitmen
Saturday, March 9, 2019; P.A.L. Islanders (1) @ New Jersey Hitmen (4) During the final weekend of the NCDC regular season, the first place New Jersey Hitmen took on the…