Neutral Zone is proud to announce our 2026 New England Prep Awards. Our New England staff was polled on who should win each award. As a group, we watched 216…
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NE Prep Playoffs: Championship Predictions
Small School #2 Winchendon vs #1 Holderness: Winchendon wins there semi final game in OT 2-1 with a goal from Jackson Smail and saw good goaltending from Brady Knode. In…
NE Prep Playoffs: Round 2 Predictions
Small School #5 Berkshire at #1 Holderness: Both these teams had no trouble finding the back of the net in round one. Holderness scored nine, and Berkshire was able to…
NE Prep Playoffs: Round 1 Predictions
Small School #8 Pomfret at #1 Holderness: Holderness is coming off a Lakes Region playoff victory and will come into this game with good momentum. NZ Predicts: 100% Holderness #7…
2026 NEPSAC Playoff Matchups
Championship Matchups. All games are being played on Sunday, 03/08 at UCONN (Toscano Family Ice Forum) Elite 8 (Open) #8 Avon Old Farms vs #2 St. Mark’s. Time: 5 pm…
Holderness Wins Lakes Region in Shootout
Holderness and Kimball Union are no strangers to one another playing eachother twice each season and then matching up in three of the last four Lakes Region Championship games with…
NZ Prep Poll #11
In one of our last prep polls of the season, we still see Salisbury leading the way and last years elite 8 champions, sneaking into the last spot of the…
NZ Prep Poll #10
In this week’s poll, we have some big-time movement up and down the whole top 15. Teams are certainly looking to gain momentum to make a playoff push. Game of…
NZ Prep Poll #9
We have a new number one with Salisbury School taking the top spot. Also, a bunch of movement throughout the top 15 for this week’s prep poll. Game of the…
NZ Prep Poll #8
Nearly every team in this week’s top 15 absorbed a loss. We have some movement towards the front and two new teams in the Top 15. Game of the Week:…
NZ Prep Poll #7
As the season goes on, movement in the top 10 has remained somewhat steady, with little to no movement in some spots. Below is our seventh poll of the season….
NZ Prep Poll #6
Slight movement in this week’s NZ Prep Poll. The only change is the reentry of Thayer and Berkshire into the top 15. 1. Avon Old Farms 10-1-02. St. Marks 12-1-03….
Westminster at #3 Salisbury
Salisbury, CT– Westminster jumped out to a first-period 3-0 lead on a quick strike from Tim Donohue. At the 12:36 mark, Massimo Guarnieri added to the lead on a nice…
#8 Belmont Hill at Thayer Academy
Braintree, MA – On Wednesday, #8 Belmont Hill traveled over to a hungry Thayer Academy team that is looking to get back in the top-15. Ethan Bauer in the cage…
NZ Prep Poll #5
We have a new number one, Avon Old Farms. Three new teams also join the NZ Prep Top-15 in Canterbury, Pomfret, and Governors. Plenty of movement and quality parity this…
#15 Choate at #14 Andover Academy
Andover, MA – The #15 Choate Wild Boars headed North for a top-tier matinee at the Andover Academy Big Blue. 2008 Jacob Saldanha started in goal for the Wild Boars….
NZ Prep Poll #4
For our first poll back from holiday break, two new teams have entered the top 15. Thayer had a strong tournament in Ashburnham, going undefeated to win the Edwards G….
NZ Prep Poll #3
Going into the Christmas break, only one team remains undefeated: St. Mark’s. They are also our new number one in the latest prep poll. Some great hockey was played all…
Avon Christmas Classic Day One Recaps
AOF Christmas Classic Gunn v #7 Berkshire Berkshire took on The Frederick Gunn School to kick off the annual Avon Old Farms Christmas Classic. Both teams exchanged scoring chances in…
Prep Holiday Tournaments 2025-26
We are still adding to this schedule. If you have a tournament to add, please email Brian Murphy at bmurphy@neutralzone.net ISL Keller Showcase Schedule @ Tabor Sunday, December 711:00 AM…
Deerfield at Avon
Avon, CT – Deerfield visited Avon Old Farms in a much anticipated early season matchup. Ethan Gingeleskie scored the first goal of the game just over 14 minutes into the first period on a…