Neutral Zone scouts have compiled a cumulative draft ranking of the best 500 prospects from both the United States and Canada. These players were evaluated by local regional scouts and…
Scouting Reports
NZ Names to Know: 2011s Atlantic Region
As the new youth hockey season launches with opening tournaments across the United States, this spotlight shines on the high-upside 2011 birth-year class across the Atlantic region. Entering their crucial…
NZ’s Names to Know: 2011s in New England
As the 2026–27 youth hockey season officially drops the puck with opening-week tournaments across North America, all eyes in New England are turning to the high-stakes 2011 birth-year cohort. Entering…
2026 Junior Chowder Cup 135 2010 & 2011 Notables (Sans Nattys)
Two weeks following our Mini Chowder trip to Foxboro Sports Center, we were back for Junior Chowder Cup (July 23-26) which boasted a big field of teams. All told, 142…
USA National 16’s Camp: 139 Reports
Neutral Zone had multiple scouts in attendance for the USA Hockey Player Development Camp in Amherst, NY to scout the top 2010s in the United States. Each player in the…
NCAA Commitments: August 17 – August 23
With Neutral Zone being the go-to place to stay up to date with commitments around the hockey world, here is the latest installment of players who have committed to the…
Ivy Shootout: 2009/2010 Reports
This report focuses on the 2009/10 division of the Ivy Shootout, held just outside Princeton this summer. The event brought together invited players from across North America, providing a rare…
NCAA Commitments: August 10 – August 16
With Neutral Zone being the go-to place to stay up to date with commitments around the hockey world, here is the latest installment of players who have committed to the…
CCM 68 Combine: 119 Player Reports
Neutral Zone attended the CCM 68 Boys Combine in Mt. Prospect, IL, where some of the top players in North America from the 2012 age group were in attendance for…
NCAA Commitments: August 3 – August 9
With Neutral Zone being the go-to place to stay up to date with commitments around the hockey world, here is the latest installment of players who have committed to the…
NCAA Commitments: July 27 – August 2
With Neutral Zone being the go-to place to stay up to date with commitments around the hockey world, here is the latest installment of players who have committed to the…
North American Rankings: Top 300 2010s
Neutral Zone scouts from across North America have come together after Hockey Canada U17 camps, USA Hockey Player Development Camps to comprise our final list of the top 300 prospects…
NCAA Commitments: July 20 – July 26
With Neutral Zone being the go-to place to stay up to date with commitments around the hockey world, here is the latest installment of players who have committed to the…
2026 Mini Chowder Cup Top 150
In the middle of July, we made the trip down to Foxboro, MA for one of the top bantam events on the New England scouting calendar; we dispatched a scout…
NCAA Commitments: July 13 – July 19
With Neutral Zone being the go-to place to stay up to date with commitments around the hockey world, here is the latest installment of players who have committed to the…
NCAA Commitments: July 6 – July 12
With Neutral Zone being the go-to place to stay up to date with commitments around the hockey world, here is the latest installment of players who have committed to the…
NCAA Commitments: June 29 – July 5
With Neutral Zone being the go-to place to stay up to date with commitments around the hockey world, here is the latest installment of players who have committed to the…
Neutral Zone is Hiring
Neutral Zone, LLC – the largest and most respected amateur hockey scouting platform in the world, is expanding operations in the 2026-27 season and looking to make several hires across…
NZ USA Hockey Select 16 All-Star Teams
Our scouts came together for a week in Buffalo/Amherst, NY, after watching the entire week of games and practices to present our Select 16 Development Camp All-Star Teams (2010s). This…
NCAA Commitments: June 22 – June 28
With Neutral Zone being the go-to place to stay up to date with commitments around the hockey world, here is the latest installment of players who have committed to the…
USA Hockey Select 16: This and That with Murph
The 2010 age group began day four of the USA Hockey Development Camp in Amherst, New York. No games yesterday, so today was the third set. Imagine having a job…
Western Region High Performance Camp 14U: 83 Players Evaluated
Neutral Zone evaluated the Western Region High Performance Camp for 2012 born players, held in Colorado Springs, CO from June 8th 2026 to June 13th 2026. Some of the top…