Neutral Zone is pleased to announce the Final National and League Rankings for NCAA-Eligible prospects born in 1999 playing in North America. This comprehensive list ranks the top 300 prospects…
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OHL Draft Ontario Final Rankings
NZ is pleased to release the 2020 OHL Draft Final Rankings for players born in Ontario or playing in Ontario. We will release our US list in 3 days with…
WHL Signings: Saskatoon Adds American D Pavel Bocharov; Everett Signs Two Players
The Saskatoon Blades inked American defenseman Pavel Bocharov to a WHL standard player agreement this week. According to a press release, the 16-year-old is expected to compete for a full-time…
NCAA: Penn State Reportedly Lands Top Grad Transfer, NMU Picks Up Forward From NJ
Maine forward Tim Doherty will reportedly transfer to Penn State, according to a tweet from Mark Divver. Doherty is a Rhode Island native who led the Black Bears in scoring…
NCAA: Suffolk Commits Swedish Defenseman Olle Akermark
Suffolk received a commitment from ’00-born defenseman Olle Akermark, who is listed as being from Tampa, Florida and was born in Stockholm, Sweden. Akermark is a 6-foot-2 blueliner who played…
Minnesota High School Top 30 Uncommitted Players
Minnesota High School Top 30 Uncommitted Players The State of Hockey has several top College prospects already committed to schools, however there is still plenty of talent to go around….
NCAA: UNH Lands Top BCHL Rookie, Skidmore Picks Up Goalie
The UNH Wildcats added a forward with promising offensive numbers for 2021 in John Evans, a British Columbia native. The ’02 has been one of the best rookies in the…
NCAA: St. Lawrence Adds a Forward, Ferris and Canisius Each add Defensemen
St. Lawrence is continuing to rebuild under first-year head coach Brent Brekke and the Saints added a forward for next season in Logan Ritchie out of the NAHL. The Missouri…
NCAA: Niagara Adds an Offensive Defenseman, Former Michigan Commit Rebounds with UNO Offer
Niagara received a commitment from offensive defenseman Noah Carlin earlier this week. A 2000-born blueliner from Michigan, Carlin had 30 points (12 goals, 18 assits) in 50 games for the…
OHL: Kitchener Re-Signs GM Mike McKenzie
The Kitchener Rangers re-signed general manager Mike McKenzie to a contract extension through the 2024-25 season. During his tenure as GM, the team made an appearance in the Western Conference final…
USHL: Sioux Falls Head Coach Scott Owens Retires
Sioux Falls Stampede head coach Scott Owens announced on Thursday that he is retiring after 41 years as a coach at the junior and collegiate level. Owens, 64, had been…
WHL U.S. Draft Results: Player Profile Links For Every Drafted Player
The Western Hockey League completed the 2020 WHL U.S. Prospects Draft today. WHL member Clubs selected 44 players throughout the two-round draft. Of the 44 players chosen, 20 participated in…
WHL US Draft: Preview
For the first time in its history the WHL Draft will be conducting a draft solely for US born players. This draft will take place this afternoon at 2pm MDT….
USA Hockey Announces National Under-17 Team
USA Hockey announced the 23 players selected to the National Under-17 team on Wednesday. The roster includes 13 forwards, eight defensemen and two goalies all of whom were born in…
OMHA Championship: Top 40
The Ontario Minor Hockey Association (OMHA) Midget AAA Championship Tournament is an annual tournament held between various divisional champions within the province. This year, it was held at the Quinte…
Adam Fantilli Signs USHL Tender with Chicago; Luca Fantilli Commits to Steel
The Chicago Steel tendered one of the top prospects in North America on Wednesday, inking Adam Fantilli to a USL tender agreement for the 2021-22 season. Adam’s brother, Michigan commit…
WHL: Seattle Thunderbirds Sign Defenseman Jeremy Hanzel
2003-born defenseman Jeremy Hanzel signed a WHL standard player agreement with the Seattle Thunderbirds on Tuesday; Seattle placed Hanzel on its protected list this past October. A B.C. native, Hanzel…
NCAA: Mercyhurst Adds Goalie Matt Lenz and More Commits
It was a big weekend for Mercyhurst on the recruiting trail. The Lakers added former Arizona State forward Carson Briere earlier in the weekend and then added a potential future…
Cranbrook, BCHL Expansion Team, Hires Ryan Donald as Coach/GM
The Cranbrook Bucks, the newest franchise in the British Columbia Hockey League, announced the hiring of Ryan Donald as the head coach and general manager. Donald and the Bucks have…
NCAA: Artyom Borshyov Decommits From Quinnipiac
Belarus native Artyom Borshyov has re-opened his recruitment and is currently being pursued by schools in Hockey East, the ECAC and Atlantic Hockey. A 6-foot-3 defenseman, Borshyov has played junior…
NCAA: Carson Briere Commits to Mercyhurst
Former Arizona State forward Carson Briere committed to Mercyhurst over the weekend. Briere, whose father Daniel played 18 years in the NHL, was a redshirt freshman at Arizona State this…