The best 2002 players in Michigan were in Taylor, Michigan for the week of May 9-11. Many college scouts were in attendance watching the U.S.A. Select Festival. Each team played…
Scouting Reports
Logan Neaton Commits to UMass-Lowell
Logan Neaton has committed to UMass-Lowell and set to be a Riverhawk for the 2019-2020 season. NZ scouts have noted Logan for his controlled hands and patience. He is good…
Mass Festival 2004s: Top 40
A Fresh Look at the 2004s during MA Festival Every year in early May the best players in the state of Massachusetts are gathered together at New England Sports Center…
U16 USA Hockey Nationals: Top 240
The best sixteen programs from across the US competed for the U16 Tier 1 Nationals in Grand Rapids, MI. Neutral Zone scouts were in attendance for every game in the…
Alex Peterson Commits to Holy Cross
Alex Peterson has committed to Holy Cross for this upcoming 2019-2020 season. Alex has been described as a complete player, with his skating ability and speed, puck handling skills and…
2005 New Jersey Super Series: Top 55
2005 New Jersey Super Series Top 55 Mennen, NJ- The Super Series AAA organization and the New Jersey Colonials hosted a number of teams during President’s Day weekend for a…
Massachusetts High School Report 2: Top 70
Massachusetts High School Report 2: Scouting Super 8 and more After releasing Mass High School Report 1, the Mass NZ scouting staff continued to attend games in the second half…
“Division 1, That’s the Goal”: 2019 Mr. Hockey Award Winner Thomas Kramer
It took just north of three hours and four overtimes, but on March 17, BC High senior forward Thomas Kramer achieved what so few players in Mass HS get the…
USA Hockey Nationals U14: Top 200
U14 Tier 1 National Championship-Top 200 Neutral Zone headed down to Pittsburgh to watch 16 teams battle for the U14 National Championship at the UPMC Penguins Rinks in Cranberry Township,…
Lessons from the Road: A Scout’s Life
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…
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…