In mid-May, many local scouts and talent evaluators descended on New England Sports Center in Marlboro, MA to catch the Final 40 Camp of the Massachusetts region. This Camp would…
Scouting Reports
QMJHL Draft Final Rankings: Top 288
After a season of scouting the top prospects across Quebec, Atlantic Canada as well as the United States and Ontario the NZ scouting staff has released the QMJHL Draft Final…
Chevrolet Cup U17 – 73 Player Evaluations
Neutral Zone was in attendance for the Chevrolet Cup U17 in Trois-Rivieres, QC from April 18-April 21, 2024. This tournament was played on Olympic-sized ice which affected the pace of…
2024 New England Select 16 and 17 Camp Top 100
One of USA Hockey’s earliest Select Camps to decide which players would attend National Camp took place in late April at New England Sports Village in North Attleboro, MA. The…
PH International Cup 2009’s: 100 Players Evaluated
Neutral Zone attended the Play Hockey International Cup 2009’s held in Nashville, TN the opening weekend in May. After a long weekend with a ton of quality games team JPHL…
OHL Cup U14 AAA – 61 Players Evaluated
Neutral Zone attended the U14 AAA OHL Cup in Kingston, ON from April 19-April 21, 2024. After winning all three of their round-robin games, the Markham Majors U14 AAA continued…
Minnesota CCM Boys High-Performance Final 54
Neutral Zone was in attendance for the Minnesota High-Performance Final 54’s in Plymouth, Minnesota, from April 26-28. The following are reports on all 54 U17 players that participated in the event. These players are considered among…
Atlantic Championship U18 – 31 Players Evaluated
Neutral Zone was in attendance for the Atlantic Championship U18 from April 04 to April 07, 2024. The road to the Telus Cup in Atlantic Canada finished at the U18…
British Columbia U16 Program of Excellence – BC Cup: 109 Player Evaluations
The BC Cup was held in Salmon Arm, BC for the weekend of April 18th – April 21st, giving BC born 2009 players a last chance to impress scouts before the upcoming WHL…
NAHL: Maryland Black Bears @ Maine Nordiques – 12 Players Evaluated
Neutral Zone viewed the NAHL playoff matchup between the Maryland Black Bears @ Maine Nordiques on May 11, 2024. Maryland took an early lead and held on to it for…
BCHL: Brooks Bandits @ Sherwood Park Crusaders – 12 Players Evaluated
Neutral Zone viewed the BCHL playoff matchup between the Brooks Bandits @ Sherwood Park Crusaders on May 11, 2024. Brooks took control of the game one minute into the match….
NAHL: Maine Nordiques @ Rochester Jr. Americans – 11 Players Evaluated
Neutral Zone was in attendance for the NAHL playoff matchup between the Maine Nordiques @ Rochester Jr. Americans on April 26, 2024. The host Rochester Jr. Amerks with their backs…
Minnesota CCM Boys HP Final 54: Minnesota Team Blue 16’s @ Minnesota Team Black 16’s – 10 Players Evaluated
Neutral Zone was in attendance for the Minnesota CCM Boys HP Final 54 matchup between Team Blue 16’s @ Team Black 16’s on April 27, 2024. Team Black started the…
USA Hockey Tier 1 18U National Championships: 151 Players Evaluated
Neutral Zone was in attendance for the USA Hockey Tier 1 18U National Championships in Las Vegas, Nevada from April 02-07, 2024. A field of 16 teams from the United…
BCHL: Penticton Vees @ Salmon Arm Silverbacks – 12 Players Evaluated
Neutral Zone was in attendance for the BCHL Playoff matchup between the Penticton Vees @ Salmon Arm Silverbacks on May 06, 2024. It was a tight game until the third…
Neutral Zone is Hiring!
Neutral Zone, LLC – the largest and most respected amateur hockey scouting platform in the world, is expanding operations in the 2024-25 season and looking to make several hires across…
Cameron Steps Down at Neutral Zone
Longtime Director of NZ Women’s Hockey, Jess Cameron, has stepped down from her position to pursue other opportunities. Jess has agreed to stay on for a transition period to help…
Mass HS 180 D1-D4 Playoff Notables
It’s time to put a bow on this season of Mass HS coverage and we are doing so with a broad recap of the MIAA playoffs. One of the benefits…
Mass Festival 2007 and 2008 44 Standouts
NZ attended three days of the first round of the Mass Festival in Marlboro, MA. We watched the 2008 group play on Friday and Sunday and the 2007s on Saturday….
OHL Cup: 207 Player Evaluations
The 2024 OHL Cup, played from March 25-30 in Toronto, Ontario featured the top 2008 teams in Ontario (and the USA) competing for the Ontario U16 AAA championships. All 20…
Minnesota CCM Boys High Performance Final: Minnesota U17 White @ Minnesota U17 Black – 9 Players Evaluated
Neutral Zone was in attendance for the Minnesota CCM Boys High-Performance Final between Minnesota U17 White @ Minnesota U17 Black on April 27, 2024, in Plymouth, MN. Team White was…
