The Ontario Hockey League announced that all players, staff, and billet will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 for the upcoming season. The policy applies to “OHL Community Members,”…
Scouting Reports
Coaching moves in the USHL, NAHL
The Omaha Lancers announced earlier this month that they had hired Chad Cassidy as the team’s new head coach. This week, Cassidy added former Maine director of hockey operations Sean…
Northwood names Mark Morris head coach
Mark Morris has been named the new head coach at the Northwood School, located in Lake Placid, N.Y. Morris is a 1977 grad of the school; this will be Morris’…
Mini Chowder Cup 2007s Top 135
After a one year hiatus due to the pandemic, the Mini Chowder Cup is back in its rightful spot in July. The top 2007s and 2008s filed into Foxboro Sports…
Deur named new head coach of NAHL’s Jackalopes
The Odessa Jackalopes have hired Scott Deur as the team’s next GM and head coach. Deur will replace Jason Fortier, who left the program in order to become the new assistant…
Flurry of commitments as Aug. 1 opens offers for juniors
August 1 was the first day juniors in high school were allowed to receive scholarship offers and verbally commit to programs, and many players announced their commitments before noon. Coaches…
Exposure Hockey All-Star Weekend. 40 Notable 2007s
Neutral Zone spent part of Saturday and most of the day Sunday moving from rink to rink watching some the the action at the Eastern Exposure’s All-Star Event. Matt Miles…
Western Canada Hockey Exposure Camp: Top 125
On Friday, July 2 staff members of Neutral Zone travelled to Tsuut’ina Nation Alberta To attend the Western Canada Hockey Exposure Camp for prospects born between 2002 and 2005. And the…
Neutral Zone forms Partnership with InStat
Rutland, VT – Neutral Zone, LLC, the leading independent hockey scouting and rankings platform in North America, has come to an official partnership agreement with InStat Hockey for 2021-2022. InStat…
Wisconsin Pinnacle Performance Hockey: 45 Standouts
GREEN BAY WISCONSIN Pinnacle Performance hosted the Wisconsin Development Camp from July 9-11th at the Cornerstone Community Center in Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin. Participants in this event ranged in ages from 2002…
Michigan makes history at the NHL Draft
Michigan made college hockey history on Friday night, when four of the top-five selections in the NHL Draft were either current or incoming Michigan players. The Wolverines even had a…
U14 Nationals: Chicago Mission
Chicago Mission The Chicago Mission were a top team for sure at U14 Nationals. Below are 15 players we reviewed and graded. They have some terrific players and below…
U14 Nationals: BK Selects
Buffalo Saints (BK Selects) Bishop Kearney Selects played in the Championship Game and lost to SSM. BK played hard, tough and just didn’t quite have enough to take home the…
U14 Nationals: Shattuck St. Mary’s
Shattuck rolled to the U14 National Championship in Texas. They are one of the best U14 teams NZ has seen at this level: deep, talented, tough and well coached. Below…
NCAA: Maine adds two, Centrella picks PC, and more
‘03 (D) Bodie Nobes commits to Maine for 2023 This is an intriguing commitment by new Maine head coach Ben Barr. Maine, at one point, was dominating out in Quebec…
U14 Nationals: LA Jr. Kings
The Chicago Mission were a top team for sure at U14 Nationals. Below are 15 players we reviewed and graded. They have some terrific players and below are the ones…
USA Hockey Selects 17’s: Top 170
Neutral Zone scouts were in attendance for every game (and even a practice) for the USA Hockey Select 17 National Player Development Camp in Buffalo, NY. Below is a write…
USA Hockey Select 16 NZ All-Star Teams
After having two scouts in attendance for each game in the tournament, NZ has compiled a list of 25 forwards, 13 defenseman and 6 goalies who they felt had a…
World Hockey Trophy Nashville 2006. Top 125
Neutral Zone was on hand for the World Hockey Selects 2006 Elite Tournament held in Nashville, TN from June 28th-July 2nd. There was a total of 20 teams that made…
USHL Green Bay Combine: 200 2005’s
The USHL held a Combine in Green Bay, WI for the 2005 age group. Luke Curadi and his staff did a great job of providing an opportunity to evaluate theses…
NCAA: Gallagher chooses BU, plus commits for Holy Cross, Northeastern and UConn
‘02 (C) Joe Solimine commits to Holy Cross for 2022 Solimine is the first commit for new Holy Cross head coach Bill Riga. This past season he captained Northfield Mount Hermon…