2004 F Owen Mehlenbacher commits to Wisconsin for 2022 Mehlenbacher had a nice start to the USHL season with Muskegon, scoring five goals and adding an assist. He’s a rookie…
Scouting Reports
Spokane Signs Goalie Manny Panghli
The Spokane Chiefs announced on Wednesday that they had signed 2004-born goalie Manny Panghli. Last season, Panghli appeared in 16 games for the Thompson Blazers u16 team, where he posted…
WIAA Division I Section I Championships: Hudson Raiders vs Chippewa Falls Cardinals
Neutral Zone was in Wausau, Wisconsin for the WIAA Division 1 Section 1 Championship game between the Hudson Raiders and the Chippewa Falls Cardinals on February 13, 2021. It was…
WIAA Division II Championship: Lakeland Union Thunderbirds vs Rhinelander Hodags
Neutral Zone was in Mosinee, Wisconsin for the WIAA Division 2 Section 2 Championship game between the Lakeland Union Thunderbirds and the Rhinelander Hodags on February 13, 2021. It was…
T1EHL U16 Playoffs: Top 30
Fox Motors (4) vs Ohio Blue Jackets (2) Fox Motors battled the Ohio Blue Jackets in the U16 T1EHL Playoffs held just outside of Denver, CO on February 13th. Fox…
FREE: Manitoba Junior Hockey League Cancels Remaining Season
The MJHL Board of Governors voted last week to cancel the remainder of the regular season and playoffs, meaning that the league, for the second year in a row, won’t…
FREE: College Conferences Make Plans For Playoffs, NCAA Tournament
The NCAA is moving towards men’s and women’s ice hockey tournaments, both of which are set to commence next month. The women’s tournament will be held exclusively in Erie, Pa.,…
USHL: Omaha vs Fargo. Top 12
Neutral Zone watched a game that took place on Friday, February 12th between the Omaha Lancers and Fargo Force. The Force started the game strong scoring a goal just 27…
U14: Team Illinois vs CYA
Illinois has begun to let hockey games be played again in the state starting the weekend of February 6, 2021. The Team Illinois U14 AAA and the Chicago Young Americans…
U18: Team Illinois vs Milwaukee Jr Admirals Top 14
The Milwaukee Jr Admirals U18 AAA and the Team Illinois U18 AAA teams squared over the February 6-7, 2021 weekend in two-game series played at the Seven Bridges Ice Arena…
2000 Birth Year Master List
Neutral Zone scouting staff has compiled a list of the 1200+ prospects born in 2000 who have been scouted and are actively playing junior hockey this season. These prospects are…
USHL Top 60 Rankings: 2000 Birth Year
The USHL is the only Tier 1 Junior hockey league in the United States and the highest rated amateur league in North America. The league has been able to play…
EHL Top 60 Rankings: 2000 Birth Year
The Eastern Hockey League is a Tier 3 junior league throughout Eastern US and has the highest number of NCAA DIII commitment of any junior league in North America. They…
NCDC Top 60 Rankings: 2000 Birth Year
The NCDC is an independent junior league primarily in Northeastern US which has been able to conduct their season by moving it to Tampa Bay, FL and using a bubble…
OJHL Top 40 Rankings: 2000 Birth Year
The Ontario Junior Hockey League has been on lockdown from the start of the season and therefore no games have been played. Therefore, despite the high number of 2000’s slated…
NAHL Top 200 Rankings: 2000 Birth Year
The North American Hockey League is the sole Tier 2 Junior Hockey League in the United States and has the largest number of NCAA commitments of any league in North…
NAHL February 3rd-5th. Austin, Minot, Fairbanks, Kenai, Fairbanks, Bismarck, MN Wilderness
February 3rd – 5th Neutral Zone was able to watch the week in the NAHL consisting of seven different teams throughout six games. The pandemic has forced some of these…
U16: Chicago Young Americans vs Milwaukee Jr Admirals: Top 12
The Chicago Young Americans U16 AAA and the Milwaukee Jr Admirals U16 AAA teams faced each other in the afternoon on Saturday, February 6, 2021, at the Pettit National Ice…
National Rankings 2000’s: Top 300
The 2020-2021 season has been in hockey terms, a “gongshow” for the 2000 born age out junior players. We would typically release our mid-term rankings for each birth year in…
MJHL Top 30 Rankings: 2000 Birth Year
The MJHL started the season off before most leagues in the CJHL but was cut short due to COVID. We had our scouts covering the early season action to assess…
AJHL Top 50 Rankings: 2000 Birth Year
The Alberta Junior Hockey League has been mostly in shut down this season but we were able to see some pre-season action early in the year. The rankings are for…