Neutral Zone headed to the annual Pre-Draft showcase on May 12-14, 2017 just south of Boston. There were 100 teams in attendance. We primarily focused on finding players that we…
Scouting Reports
OHL Gold Cup: Top 30
OHL Gold Cup Top Players Top 30 Information is based on the OHL Gold Cup tournament played in Kitchener from May 4-7, 2017. The tournament is an 8 team all-star…
Mass Festival ’00, ’01, ’02 Notables
Charting Progress at MA Festival – May 7, 2017 Every year in May at New England Sports Center, the annual USA Hockey regional progress report that is the Massachusetts Festival…
From Both Sides of the Aisle: CHL vs. NCAA
The CHL vs. NCAA debate has gone on for long before Neutral Zone and will likely continue well into the future. As a staff spread out throughout North America we…
USHL Phase 1 Draft Recap: Sioux Falls Stampede
As a continuation of our USHL Phase 1 Draft Coverage. Neutral Zone scouts give an inside look at each teams selections, where they came from and what their game is….
USHL Phase 1 Draft Recap: Tri City Storm
As a continuation of our USHL Phase 1 Draft Coverage. Neutral Zone scouts give an inside look at each teams selections, where they came from and what their game is…
Minnesota High Performance U14: Top 60
Minnesota High Performance 2002s On April 21st-23rd in Minnesota, the top players in the ’02, ’01, and ’00 age group converge on Plymouth Ice Center, a three sheet facility in…
OJHL Combine Player Evaluations
Neutral Zone evaluated all players who attended the OJHL combine April 6-9, 2017 in Oshawa, ON. Below are our reports. Players are young and reports are for this event only….
USHL Phase 1 Draft Recap: Cedar Rapids
Neutral Zone scouts will be compiling a team by team recap of the USHL Futures Draft free to the public. We cannot show player rankings, scouting reports or other subscriber…
USHL Draft Phase 1 Top 300 Rankings
NZ is proud to release our USHL Draft Top 300 Rankings. We were asked by the NCAA coaches at the AHCA Coaches Convention to keep the NTDP bound players on the…
U16 USA Tier 1 Nationals: Top 160 Rankings
Neutral Zone attended the 2017 USA Hockey U16 Tier 1 Nationals in Pittsburgh, PA. The tournament showcased a lot of talented players including several NTDP selections and USHL tenders. Given…
U15 USA Tier 1 Nationals: Top 100 Rankings
Neutral Zone headed to the desert for the 2017 USA Hockey Tier 1 U15 Nationals April 6-10, 2017 in Phoenix, Arizona. There were 16 teams in attendance and we saw each…
U14 USA Tier 1 Nationals: Top 100
Neutral Zone headed to the desert for the 2017 USA U14 Nationals April 6-10 in Phoenix, Arizona. There were 16 teams in attendance and we saw each team play. Every…
Neutral Zone to Hire Regional Scouts for 2017-2018
“We are pleased to announce that after a successful first year, we are looking to expand our coverage in the 2017-2018 season,” remarked Neutral Zone President, Steve Wilk. “We are…
OHL Draft Top 150 American Rankings
Last week Neutral Zone’s Ontario staff produced its OHL Draft Top 300 Ontario Rankings. Our Atlantic, Central and Eastern regional scouts have come together to produce the OHL Draft Top…
MA HS-Aleppo Shriners All Star Game: Top 15
Neutral Zone attended the annual Aleppo Shriners All-Star Game held at the Canton Ice House on April 2nd. The game showcased the top seniors in the Mass High-School (public and…
NTDP Evaluation Camp Rankings
Neutral Zone scouts were in attendance for the entire NTDP Evaluation Camp. While we would have had some different players invited, overall it was a good crop of talent headlined…
AYHL U18 Final: Top 20
Neutral Zone watched the U18 final between the NJ Avalanche and the Junior Flyers. We also watched the Team Maryland 15U goalie who played up and was great in the…
AYHL U16 Playoffs: Top 30
Neutral Zone checked out the U16 AYHL playoffs. As most expected, the NJ Avalance won but the Titans gave them a bit of a run. The champs won two games….
AYHL U15 Playoffs: Top 20
Neutral Zone attended the AYHL playoffs in March. Unlike the U14 Division, this was a competitive group with only one blow out. The NJ Avalanche took home the title. Below…
AYHL U14 Playoffs: Top 35
Neutral Zone attended the AYHL playoffs this March. At the U14 level, it all came down to what most expected; a great Devils/Colonials final. Here are a few notes on…