Michigan native working toward future with Spartans Fresh off a solid performance at the recent Junior Chowder Cup and a commitment to Michigan State University, it might be easy for…
Scouting Reports
Junior Chowder Cup 2001 Division: Top 150
Neutral Zone had four scouts in attendance at the Junior Chowder Cup July 20-23 in the Boston area. This report is on the 2001 Division and will be followed shortly…
USA Select 17 Player Development Camp Rankings
Neutral Zone scouts were in attendance for every game of the USA Hockey Select 17 National Player Development Camp this summer in Buffalo, NY. The tournament is a collection of…
Western Prospects Bantams Showcase: Top 30
NEUTRAL ZONE’S WESTERN PROSPECTS TOP 30 SKATERS Neutral Zone attended the Western Canada Showcase on July 17-21 in Regina, Saskatchewan. We saw each team play once as well as the…
Chowder Cup: 60 Standouts
Neutral Zone was in attendance at the Chowder Cup in Canton, Attleboro, Walpole and Foxboro, MA on July 13th through 16th. There were two divisions: College Open (1998-2000 birth year…
Ian Moran hired as Head Scout in New England
Ian Moran, the 15 year NHLer, has signed on with Neutral Zone as their Head Scout in New England, filling the role of Brian Murphy who was promoted to Director of U.S….
Next Level Prospects: Notables
Reaching the Next Level at Next Level Prospects Showcase – July 9, 2017 Some summer tournaments are valuable on an annual basis not because of the headlines they draw but…
2003 Michigan Bantam Fest: Top 30
2003 Players Bantam Fest This was week two of Bantam fest is Sault Ste. Marie, MI with the 2003 age group playing. Neutral Zone was able to watch all 6…
Liberty Bell Games: Top 80
2017 Liberty Bell Games 6/2-6/4 As usual the Liberty Bell Games had a strong cross section of Atlantic and Southeastern talent, there was not a single player that did not…
2002 Michigan Bantam Fest: Top 35
2002 Michigan Bantam fest This is a week long camp consisting of dryland, lectures, practice and games in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. The Orange team dominated the games against the…
A New Way Forward for USA Hockey: Improving NTDP’s NHL Draft Performance
Disclaimer: Let us start this article by saying that the current system works, the current system was created by some of the brightest minds in youth hockey and every year despite…
World Selects Invite (2002): Top 250
Neutral Zone sent a team of scouts to Philadelphia to cover the the World Selects Invite; one of the top tournaments in North America. The tournament was a collection of…
Beantown NAPS U16: Top 35
Neutral Zone was in attendance at the Beantown NAPS at the Marlboro Sportscenter on June 23rd through 25th. We focused on the U16 Level. Over the three days each team…
Road to College: Top 20
Road to College – June 24, 2017 Every year, local DI and DIII coaches all descend upon Babson Skating Center in June for a three-day series of games that pit…
East Coast Classic Futures Showcase U16/U19: 50 Players
The Future is Now: East Coast Futures Showcase – June 17, 2017 We continue to scout spring/summer tournaments to add reports to players we already have in our profiles and add…
Blue Line Elite Prep Cup 2003s: Top 24
A Peek at the Future of Prep Hockey at Blue Line Elite Prep Cup – June 10, 2017 A year or two before local hockey players aspire to play prep…
Blue Line Elite Prep Cup U16: Top 75
Blue Line Elite Prep Cup 2017 U16: Top 75 Neutral Zone headed to New Hampshire for the annual Prep Cup. We focused on the U16 group. The East Coast Canadiens…
HNIB Northern New England Festival: Top 25
HNIB Northern New England Festival – June 9, 2017 Every year one of the first summer hockey events in New England is Hockey Night in Boston’s Northern NE Festival. This…
NCAA Recruiting: Do Stats Matter?
After every college hockey season, our analytics team looks over the freshman class and analyzes their output. There are several reasons as to why but mainly we do it in…
Atlantic District Festival ’00, ’01, ’02: 120 Players
2017 Atlantic District Try Out Festival Selection The final 80 for 02, 01 and 00’s gathered on May 20-21, 2017 in Vorhees, NJ for a run at selection for the…
MA Final 40: ’00, ’01, ’02 Evaluations
Massachusetts High Performance Final 40 With Massachusetts Hockey’s Festival selections narrowed down to the Final 40, we headed to Marlboro May 20-21, 2017. There were two teams in each age…