Massachusetts native Zack Jones grew up playing his youth hockey playing for the Boston Jr. Bandits. After spending a few seasons with the 16U team, he speared in 10 games…
Scouting Reports
Tier 1 Elite Playoffs Top 30 2002s
The intensity was ramped up in Blaine, MN as teams from all levels of the Tier 1 Elite League were competing for a championship. There was a different feel of…
Analyzing the 1998 Rankings
Neutral Zone released its rankings of the top 600 NCAA-Eligible, 1998-born prospects. While the actual rankings are for subscribers only, we compiled basic analytics describing the players’ positions, leagues and…
NCDC Playoffs: CT Rangers @ SS Kings
Neutral Zone traveled to the Foxboro Sports Center on March 18th to take in game 3 of the quarterfinal playoff series between the CT Rangers and South Shore Kings NCDC…
Top 600 NCAA Eligible 1998 Rankings
Neutral Zone is pleased to announce our Top 600 Ranking for 1998 Birth Year Prospects in US/CAN with NCAA Eligibility. Each player on this list has been identified by at…
Minnesota 2003 Rankings: Top 55
Neutral Zone has been out all season watching and gathering information on the top 2003 born players in Minnesota. Today we bring you our list of the top 55 performers…
Minnesota HS Class AA State Tournament: Top 60
Neutral Zone attended the spectacle that is the Minnesota State Boys’ High School Tournament on March 7-10 at the Xcel Center in St. Paul. We watched every game of both…
Q&A: Ryan Sullivan, UMass Recruit
A native of Gross Pointe, Mich., Ryan Sullivan grew up playing youth hockey in the state. He skated for Honeybaked before heading to Selects Hockey Academy, where he played his…
Q&A: Michael Underwood, Clarkson Recruit
Michael Underwood grew up in Michigan and played his youth hockey in the state. Underwood was drafted by the Fargo Force in the USHL in 2014 but stayed with the…
NTDP & USHL Futures Draft Top 115 American 2002’s
Neutral Zone released its midterm NTDP/USHL Top 100 Prospects in December and since then our scouts have continued to scout and evaluate the top 2002 born prospects born in the…
Q&A: Joey Savel, Utica Recruit
Joey Savel grew up playing hockey in Michigan. After playing for Bell Tire, he went on to the EHL and the Philadelphia Little Flyers. Over two years in the EHL,…
NA3HL Top Prospects: Top 60
This is the second in our three-part series of reports on the NAHL/NAH3L showcase February 27-28, 2018 in Plymouth, MI. Below are the NA3HL players that stood out. Almost all…
Q&A: Jared Lambright, St. Lawrence Recruit
Jared Lambright began playing hockey while in South Carolina. Eventually, his family moved to New York, where he spent a season at Shenendehowa High before joining Northwood. The defenseman recently…
NAHL Top Prospects: Top 40 Uncommitted
Neutral Zone sent two scouts to join the NHL scouts and Division 1 assistants who flocked to Plymouth, MI to attend the 2018 NAHL Top Prospects tournament. The NAHL created…
Q&A: Hunter Wendt, Ferris State Recruit
Michigan Native Hunter Wendt spent two years playing for Bell Tire before heading west for the NAHL and the Fairbanks Ice Dogs. Wendt, a 3.5-star prospect, will return home soon,…
Prep Report Two: Top 250
Neutral Zone spent the last eight weeks of the New England Prep season writing game recaps and also evaluating players. Below is our second scouting report for the 2017-18 prep…
Marlies Holiday Classic: Top 140
In December, Neutral Zone was at the Marlies Holiday Classic, which is the fourth of five major Ontario Minor Midget tournaments during the 2017-18 season. Most of the top-ranked teams…
Q&A: Miroslav Mucha, LSSU Recruit
Miroslav Mucha moved to the United States from Slovakia as a 16-year-old. He joined Shattuck St. Mary’s and spent two years there before joining the Minor Minotaurs of the…
OJHL: Newmarket @ Aurora; Toronto @ Mississauga
Newmarket Hurricanes Vs. Aurora Tigers Game was played on February 16, 2018 in Aurora, Ontario. The final score of the game was 4-1 for the home team, and the win…
Q&A: Brenden MacLaren, Ferris State Recruit
3.5-star prospect Brenden MacLaren recently committed to Ferris State. The ’98 grew up in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., where he played his youth hockey before leaving for the Janesville Jets…
CSSHL Showcase: Top 100
CSSHL Showcase – Bantam Prep + Elite 15’s League: CSSHL Bantam Prep + Elite 15’s (Canadian Sport School Hockey League) Teams: (13) Bantam Prep Rink Hockey Academy (RHA) Okanagan Hockey…