One Tuesday, December 9, 2019; Nichols 16U squad held serve on home ice against rival St. Andrews JV with a tight checking low scoring affair. The game finished 3-0 in…
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Notre Dame U16 Shootout: Top 70
Neutral Zone was on hand at the University of Notre Dame for the 200×85/CCM 16U Shootout the weekend of November 29th through December 1st. There was no shortage of talent…
Boston Advantage Invite: Top 20
At this event showcased at the Pilgrim Arena in Hingham Massachusetts, NZ took in some top U18 and U16 talent with local teams like the Boston Advantage, NH Jr Monarchs,…
HPHL U16 Showcase; Woodridge, IL: Top 30
Neutral Zone was on hand in Woodridge, Illinois for the High Performance Hockey League 16U Showcase. The showcase was held from November 22nd through November 24th. The HPHL is always…
Northeast Pack U16 Showcase: Top 45
Northeast Pack U16 Showcase Nov, 15-17th (Buffalo,NY.) Parity and close games was the story at the recent Northeast Pack U16 Showcase that was played at the Home of the Jr….
T1EHL U16 Showcase; Detroit: Top 60
Neutral Zone was on hand in Detroit, Michigan for the Tier I Elite Hockey League 16U Showcase. Aside from some of the Midwest T1EHL clubs, some visiting teams from the…
WNY Regional Qualifier U16
Neutral Zone was at some of the recent WNY Qualifier for the U16’s and took a quick look. It was a long, brutal weekend for the players having to play…
Honeybaked Showcase U15/U16: Top 80
The 2019 Honeybaked Showcase took place in Howell and Waterford, Michigan. Eight teams competed with a combination of U15 and U16 teams. The U15 teams were from Esmark, Cleveland and…
U16 Tier 1 EHL Showcase; Michigan: Top 100
Our scouts were in Taylor and Dearborn, Michigan to watch the U16 T1EHL Showcase. With 18 teams competing and playing 4 games each, there was exciting action with plenty of…
MAHA U16 Showcase. Troy, MI: Top 55
The MAHA Tier 1 league came together for a showcase in Troy, Mi for the weekend of September 6-8. Our scouts were able to watch the U16 teams play at…
ECC Labor Day U16: Top 140
Scouts arrive en masse for ECC Labor Day Cup Labor Day is one of the rare occasions where every multi-sheet rink in NH and MA is hopping. Ultimately hundreds of…
A Deep 2004 Talent Pool on Display at Junior Chowder Cup
Named this season for legendary New England hockey coach and scout Bob Crocker, the annual July tradition of the Junior Chowder Cup sees many of the Northeast’s best 15 and…
Select 16’s USA Hockey National Camp: Top 180
Every June/July, the top hockey players in the United States falling in the U15, U16, and U17 age divisions meet up at the University of Buffalo for National Camp. These…
Liberty Bell Games 2019: Top 80
Neutral Zone attended the Liberty Bell Games in early June in Red Bank, NJ. The players in attendance ranged from 2002-2004 birth years and were chosen through an application process…
Beantown NAPS U16/U18: Top 25
Beantown NAPS U16/U18 Top 25 Even though this is not one of the primary events on the New England scouting calendar we thought we would pop in for a quick…
World Selects Invite 2003 Division: Top 100
The World Selects Invite added an eight team U16 division this year for the first time. This new event made it more of a bang for the buck for NCAA/CHL…
Michigan (MAHA) Festival 2002s: Top 55
The best 2002 players in Michigan were in Taylor, Michigan for the week of May 9-11. Many college scouts were in attendance watching the U.S.A. Select Festival. Each team played…
Mass Festival Final 40: Team NZ Mass Teams for 2002s-2004s
Neutral Zone had two experienced scouts at both days and every game of the Final 40 in Marlboro, MA, May 18-19. All the players are good and the more we…
Mass Festival 2002s: Top 40
Massachusetts CCM High Performance Boys Festival 2002’s Top 40 Every year in early May the best players in the state of Massachusetts are gathered together at New England Sports Center…
U16 USA Hockey Nationals: Top 240
The best sixteen programs from across the US competed for the U16 Tier 1 Nationals in Grand Rapids, MI. Neutral Zone scouts were in attendance for every game in the…
New England Select 17 Camp: Top 35
New England Select 17 Camp: Top 35 Once again, the NE District Select Camps made a change in location this year, moving to Attleboro, MA from it’s previous homes in…