Brookline, MA– The 8th seeded Berkshire Bears who upset Lawrence Academy Wednesday headed to #4 Dexter for a semi-final showdown. Dexter dominated from start to finish to earn the 3-0…
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Rivers Ousts Millbrook 3-0
Rivers 3 Millbrook 0 at Neutral Site Berkshire School Both teams had to travel to this neutral site small school play off game to the gorgeous Berkshire School Facility located…
Elite 8: Three Goal Comeback Propels Salisbury over KUA
Salisbury and Kimball Union have faced eachother the past two seasons in the Elite 8 Finals with Kimball Union winning both games. This year the two teams faced off against…
Small School Playoff Preview
Neutral Zone staff breaks down the Small School playoff matchups, the key players, provides some background information and even predictions on all the tournament quarterfinal games. #1 St. Mark’s vs….
Large School Playoff Preview
Neutral Zone staff breaks down the Large School playoff matchups, the key players, provides some background information and even predictions on all the tournament quarterfinal games. #1 Cushing Academy vs….
Elite 8 Prep Previews
The brackets have been set; Neutral Zone staff weigh in on each matchup with a breakdown of each game, players to watch and even some predictions from the staff. #1…
Lions Over the Zebras
Southborough, MA-The St. Mark’s Lions hosted the Groton Zebras in a game featuring two schools with a long running rivalry. Read about it here. The campus and rink were electric…
Milton and Nobles Get All Tied UP
Milton and Nobles Battle to 3-3 Tie Neutral Zone was in attendance in Milton, Massachusetts to watch the regular season finale for the visiting Nobles Bulldogs and the Milton Academy…
Berkshire Downs Gunnery in Season Finale
Berkshire traveled to Washington, CT to play one of their all-time rivals in Gunnery School. The game was a must-win for Berkshire to keep their Elite 8 dreams alive as…
Proctor Upsets KUA in Lakes Region Semi Finals
In one of the most exciting games of the prep season so far Proctor went to Meriden, NH for a Lakes Region Semi Final. The game had major implications for…
Prep Playoff Picture Heading into Final Weekend
As NE Prep season comes to a close this weekend we breakdown the current playoff picture and key matchups that could shake things up. Who will be in the Elite…
#2 Salisbury Skates Past #5 Hotchkiss
In a rematch game of the Flood Marr Championship on December 15th; the Salisbury Crimson Knights traveled a short drive down the road to Hotchkiss School for a battle between…
Playoff Projections; Key Matchups; Player of the Year Candidates
Instead of our weekly Top 15 poll; we decided to take a look at the playoffs if the season had ended today (2/20/20). We take a look at the current…
NZ Prep Poll: Week #9
Prep School hockey now enters the second half of February and that means playoff implication games are everywhere. This week saw Lawrence Academy secure the #1 spot for the first…
Tilton and Exeter Played a Draw
Tilton, NH-The Tilton Rams hosted Exeter Academy in an all New Hampshire showdown. The teams went back and forth only to end in a 4-4 tie after 59 minutes of…
# 9 St. Mark’s Scores Six Unanswered Goals to Double-up #8 St. Sebastian’s 6-3
Needham, MA-Neutral Zone was in attendance in Needham, MA to watch St. Sebastian’s Arrows play host to St. Mark’s Lions. The home team jumped out to a 3-0 lead in…
Kimball Union 7 New Hampton 6 (OT)
New Hampton, NH-The #11 Kimball Union Wildcats travelled to the #14 New Hampton Huskies in a huge Lakes Region showdown with serious playoff implications. KUA left with the huge overtime…
Mustangs Top the Hilltoppers 4-2
Worcester, MA-The Milton Academy Mustangs travelled to the Worcester Academy Hilltoppers for a Saturday Matinee. Milton controlled a majority of the play from the opening faceoff and headed back East…
NZ Prep Poll Week #7
NZ Prep Poll this week saw little change; Salisbury and Dexter switched spots at the top and Tilton, New Hampton and Belmont Hill all made their way onto the poll…
NZ Prep Poll Week #6
We held off last week on releasing a poll as several teams hadn’t returned from break but now that school is back in session it’s time to take a look…
Phillips Exeter Doubles Up Phillips Andover
Exeter, NH-Exeter Academy lead wire to wire to take home the battle of long term rivals. Senior Ryan Welch earned the win for Lion Rampants stopping 22-25 shots. With the…