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Salisbury Downs Dexter in Elite 8 Finals
Hartford, CT – The Sailsbury Crimson Knights made their third straight trip to the Elite 8 and there waiting for them was Dexter School; the team they faced and beat…
Jeffries, Lizotte Propel Gunnery to Small School Championship
Hartford, CT- In a matchup between the #6 and #8 seeds in the small school tournament they both had to get through the top teams to get here. Neither team…
Loomis Chaffee Shuts Out Cushing in Large School Finals
Cushing and Loomis faced off against eachother January 25th this season and skated to a 1-1 tie; this was a rematch game for the NE Prep Large School Finals. It…
NZ Prep Player of the Year: Sullivan Mack
Each year NZ Prep scouts vote on who the best player was this season. There were a lot of strong candidates and we listed our highest vote getters below but…
Berkshire’s Driscoll NZ Prep Coach of the Year
New England Prep School Hockey had some high achievers this year both as coaches and players. Each year the NZ staff evaluates each program and votes on a coach of…
DeBoer Lifts Salisbury over rival Avon in Elite 8 Semi Final
In one of prep hockey’s greatest rivalries Avon vs. Salisbury; two of the most storied hockey programs rich with tradition and success, met in the Elite 8 semi-finals for a…
Elite 8 Semis. Dexter Over Berkshire.
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…
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…