Minnesota Elite League Week 4 9/29 – 10/4 Neutral Zone was in attendance for week four of the Minnesota High School Elite League, hosted at New Hope Ice Arena in…
Scouting Reports
NAHL/USHL: Maryland vs Youngstown and NTDP 17s vs Johnstown
During the second week of the NAHL Pre-Season, Neutral Zone got to see two other non- league match ups. The USNTDP U17’s played against the Johnstown Tomahawks, and the Youngstown…
Big Ten Announces Nov. 13 Start
The Big Ten became the first college hockey conference to officially announce details regarding its 2020-21 season. The conference said on Tuesday that the season will start as soon as…
USHL Announces 2020-21 Schedule
The USHL announced its 2020-21 season, which will consist of 54 games for each team in a regionally-based schedule. Preseason matchups for the upcoming season will be released at a…
Udd-Hellgren Commits to New England College
Amarillo (NAHL) forward Linus Udd-Hellgren has committed to play NCAA Division III hockey for New England College. “He is small and balanced,” our scouts said last season. “Played great on…
NH Jr. Monarchs Mourn Loss of Coach Ryan Frew
The USPHL announced on Monday that NH Jr. Monarchs head coach Ryan Frew had died of complications associated from peritonitis. Frew, who was the head coach and GM of the…
Gaylord, Michigan Showcase: Top 50
In Friday’s game between Fox Motors and Oakland Grizzlies U16 took place in Gaylord, Michigan. Fox dominated the game by out skating and having the puck advantage over Oakland. Reid…
NAHL: NTDP U18 vs. St. Cloud and Aberdeen vs. Austin
NAHL: NTDP U18 vs. St. Cloud and Aberdeen vs. Austin NTDP U18 Vs. St. Cloud Norsemen The Friday night match-up was a one sided affair in favor of the U18…
BCHL Pre-Season: Penticton, West Kelowna, Surrey, Chilliwack, Alberni Valley
BCHL Week 2 (Pre-Season) Friday October 2, 2020 Neutral Zone covered three of the five BCHL games that were being played on October 2, 2020. A lot of great talent…
U18: SSM AAA vs. MN Grey Ducks
SSM AAA Vs. MN Grey Ducks 18U AAA; 10/01/2020 SSM AAA topped the MN Grey Ducks 5-1. The game was close on the scoreboard though through the first 50 minutes…
U15: Midwest vs. Michigan Showcase
The U15 Michigan teams played against the Midwest teams in Kalkaska, MI for the weekend of September 25-27. Compuware went undefeated as they won all four games: they defeated Team…
U15 Springfield Rifles at The Jr. Bulldogs Showcase
Neutral Zone had 3 scouts in attendance for the 2020 Jr. Bulldogs Showcase, but one scout primarily focused on the 2005 birth year. Here are his thoughts on the U15 Springfield Rifles and the players who distinguished themselves on Sunday morning versus the U15 Boston Jr. Eagles.
U14 and U15 Shattucks St. Mary’s vs Minnesota Walleye
U14 and U15 Shattucks St.Marys vs Minnesota Walleye; September 24, 2020 Neutral Zone was in attendance for a double header between U15 and U14 Minnesota Walleye and Shattucks St. Mary’s…
Team Maryland U16
NZ went to Northford, CT to watch a few teams we have not yet scouted. Team Maryland’s U16 squad was one of those teams. Below are the players we felt…
BK Selects Academy. U14, 15, U16: 33 Players Evaluated
NZ went to Northford, CT to watch a few teams we have not yet scouted. The Bishop Kearney Selects were one of those teams as this was their coming out…
Neutral Zone Adds Three Scouts, Two Former D-I Players, to Minnesota Region
Over the last several weeks, Neutral Zone has added several new scouts to an already deep roster of talented evaluators. Heath Gordon was announced as our new U.S. Director of…
NAHL Releases Schedule; Start Set for Oct. 9
The NAHL regular season will begin on Oct. 9, after the league released its 2020-21 schedule on Monday. The season will end on April 25 and the league announced that…
U18 North Shore Wings (9/27/2020)
Dylan pitched a shutout in this one. He kept his hips low and was very quick laterally. He made a number quality backdoor saves, but the one he made in the second period was excellent. He read the bouncing puck…
Quick Hit: Top 20 Standouts from Saturday at the Yale Showcase
NZ attended games at the Northford Ice Pavilion in Connecticut today from 8:00 AM until 8:00 PM. We watched mostly U16 and U14 games. Below is a taste of what…
Midwest Exposure Series Showcase. U15, U16, U18: Top 90
Neutral Zone was in attendance for the Midwest Exposure Series Showcase event in Minnesota 9/18 through 9/20. This was a very competitive event with some strong teams at the U15,…
Shattuck U16 vs. MN Moose U16/Shattuck U15 vs. MN Loons.
U16 SSM vs. Minnesota Moose U16 The SSM U16 team hosted the Minnesota Blizzard U16 9/23 in a back and forth game that started a bit sloppy and picked up…