Keep up to date with the latest news, rankings and insider information throughout the day. We will be showing every drafted player including commentary, team, position and the prospects star…
Scouting Reports
U18 Michigan States: Top 80
For the weekend of March 6-8, 2020, the U18 Michigan State AAA played a round robin of three games each to see who moves on to the final four State…
2019-20 Michigan HS: Top 50
We put together information from our scouts in Michigan to provide a quick list of the best 51 players we saw during the Michigan HS season. It was cut short…
OHL Draft US Rankings: Top 275
This is a strong year for the OHL Draft eligible prospects in the US. As a follow up to our 2004 US National Rankings over a month ago we have…
1999s National Rankings: Top 750
Neutral Zone is pleased to announce the Final National and League Rankings for NCAA-Eligible prospects born in 1999 playing in North America. This comprehensive list ranks the top 300 prospects…
OHL Draft Ontario Final Rankings
NZ is pleased to release the 2020 OHL Draft Final Rankings for players born in Ontario or playing in Ontario. We will release our US list in 3 days with…
WHL US Draft: Preview
For the first time in its history the WHL Draft will be conducting a draft solely for US born players. This draft will take place this afternoon at 2pm MDT….
OMHA Championship: Top 40
The Ontario Minor Hockey Association (OMHA) Midget AAA Championship Tournament is an annual tournament held between various divisional champions within the province. This year, it was held at the Quinte…
NCAA: Mercyhurst Adds Goalie Matt Lenz and More Commits
It was a big weekend for Mercyhurst on the recruiting trail. The Lakers added former Arizona State forward Carson Briere earlier in the weekend and then added a potential future…
NCAA DI All-League Analytics
At Neutral Zone our analytics department is constantly looking at the best ways to approach evaluations and rankings and using every resource available to ensure the highest level of accuracy….
CSSHL Bantam Championship: Top 85
CSSHL CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT FROM PENTICTON BC On Tuesday March 10 the 15 teams that make up the CSSHL Bantam division converged on Penticton BC to battle for supremacy. Many great…
MJHL Goalie Reports & Rankings (Sept-Jan)
The Manitoba Junior Hockey League is known for its sharp and hard nosed play but our scouts feel the league is under rated a bit and has some legitimate collegiate…
NCDC Showcase: Top 85
Neutral Zone attended the last NCDC Showcase of the season hosted by the South Shore Kings at Foxboro, MA. The Kings did a great job. We were able to see…
Massachusetts Tier 1 U14 State Tournament
Neutral Zone was in attendance all weekend to watch the Massachusetts Tier 1 U14 State Tournament. The games were played at the Thayer Sports Center and the Boston Sports Institute…
NCAA: Former Alaska Commit Will Join Twin Brother at Northern Michigan
Rylan Van Unen (see profile for star rating), the captain of the Merritt Centennials (BCHL) announced on Sunday that he had committed to Northern Michigan. The former Alaska commit (he…
2020 Minnesota High School ‘AA’ State Tournament: Top 50
2020 Minnesota High School ‘AA’ State Tournament; TOP 50 Stop us if this sounds familiar…. Upset alert in St. Paul, MN!! In the NZ Preview of the ‘AA’ State Tournament…
BCHL Goalie Reports & Rankings: (Sept-Jan)
Our NZ team has had several of our goalie scouts including our Coordinator watch these talented netminders from out west to provide a depiction of who’s shining in the crease….
Cayden Bailey to Michigan Tech
1999 Cayden Bailey has committed to Michigan Tech. The Florida native has good size and led the NAHL in save percentage, shutouts, goals against average and shutouts for the Lone…
2020 Minnesota High School ‘A’ State Tournament Top 30
2020 Minnesota High School ‘A’ State Tournament; Top 30 Huge upset alert in St. Paul, MN last weekend! NZ looked back over 10 years and couldn’t find a team in…
Top 35 Uncommitted From the NE Prep Finals
Neutral Zone had three scouts at the New England Prep Championship. The Small School Championship was won by the Gunnery School over Pomfret. The large school was taken home by…
NOJHL: Soo Thunderbirds at Soo Eagles
Saturday February 29: Soo Thunderbirds at Soo Eagles (NOJHL) Soo Eagles The Soo Eagles(USA) played their cross border rivals Soo Thunderbirds(Canada) in their last regular season game. The Eagles came…