Neutral Zone was on hand at the RecPlex-South in St. Peters, MO to watch the U16 Carshield AAA vs. U16 St. Louis AAA Blues game this Saturday, November 14th. This…
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CCHL: Carleton Place Canadians vs. Smiths Falls Bears (Pre-Season)
Carleton Place Canadians vs. Smiths Falls Bears (Pre-Season) The Carleton Place Canadians hosted the Smiths Falls Bears for a pre-season scrimmage Saturday, November 14th. The circumstances of the game were…
MN Elite League Invitational: Top 30
New Hope Ice Arena hosted possibly the top high school aged tournament in the country over the weekend. It was the last weekend of the MN Elite League and they…
USHL: Waterloo vs. Sioux City
Neutral Zone watched some USHL regular season action on Friday night as the Waterloo Blackhawks travelled to the Sioux City Musketeers. Jonah Copre started the scoring for the Blackhawks, walking…
Prep/U16: SSM vs Des Moines Jr. Buccaneers: Top 22
SSM vs. Des Moines Jr. Buccaneers; 11/11/20; U16 & Prep SSM Prep vs. U18 AAA Des Moines Jr. Buccaneers The SSM Prep team ended up defeating the U18 AAA Des…
Alaska-Anchorage Cancels Season, Program Likely Over
Alaska-Anchorage announced on Friday that it had made the decision to cancel all winter sports, including hockey. This comes in the wake of the Ivy League canceling winter sports on…
Inaugural LIU Game Postponed
Long Island was supposed to open its first men’s hockey season this weekend, but a scheduled game against Army has been postponed. Army, reportedly, is in the middle of a…
Ivy League Announces Winter Sports are Canceled
The Ivy League announced late Thursday that all of its programs have canceled winter sports, which includes men’s and women’s hockey. From a hockey perspective, this includes Harvard, Dartmouth, Yale,…
Alabama-Huntsville Secures $17 Million Donation For Hockey Program
Alabama-Huntsville has secured a $17 million donation to help secure the long-term viability of the hockey program. Remember, the program was cut in the spring, but an ambitious fundraising campaign…
Beanpot Likely Canceled
Hockey East commissioner Steve Metcalf held a media conference call on Thursday where he said he thought it was “unlikely” that a Beanpot will take place this season. Later in…
Hockey East Announces Schedule, Begins on Nov. 20
Hockey East announced that its season will begin on Nov. 20 and feature a 20-game league schedule for the men and an 18-game league schedule for the women, with teams…
Scrimmage: U14 Boston Jr. Eagles vs the U15s
Currently ranked #2 in the country, the U14 Boston Jr. Eagles played against a “version” of the U15 Boston Jr. Eagles in a Veteran’s Day mid-morning scrimmage at Thayer.
Emptying the 2019-20 Prep Notebook: 70 Players of Note
During the course of the 2019-2020 NE Prep season, we covered each of the major tournaments, all of the playoff teams and even posted live recaps during the Finals, but…
U14 & U15: Shattuck St. Mary’s Showcase Report: Top 50
SSM Showcase Player Report 11/7-11/8 Neutral Zone was in attendance for the Shattuck St. Mary’s Showcase event in Faribault, Minnesota 11/7 through 11/8. This was a very competitive event with…
SJHL: Humboldt vs Yorkton
Humboldt Vs Yorkton; 11/6/20; Humboldt 7- Yorkton 4 This was one of the first games of the year for the SJHL as a league. It took most of the first…
NAHL: Shreveport Mudbugs vs Wichita Falls Warriors
NZ watched the Shreveport Mudbugs vs Wichita Falls Warriors NAHL game this Saturday November 7th. Wichita capitalized on their chances to score, putting up six goals throughout the game and…
NOJHL: French River vs Espanola and Hearst vs Cochrane
In NOJHL was back in action for the 2020-21 season as French River Rapids defeated Espanola Express 6-3 on November 7. The NOJHL are playing with new rules with all…
AJHL: Drumheller Dragons vs Brooks Bandits
The Drumheller Dragons vs Brooks Bandits AJHL game this Saturday November 7th. This was a great back and forth game with plenty of scoring from both teams. The matchup ended…
BCHL: Pre-season Penticton vs Vernon
BCHL Preseason Report; Penticton & Vernon; 11/6-11/8 Penticton Vees Vs. Vernon Vipers The Penticton Vees came away with the weekend sweep winning 4-0 and 6-3. A series that featured high…
NAHL: Goalie Reports, 11/6-11/7
A big weekend in the NAHL as quite a few teams played their first regular season games allowing Neutral Zone goalie scouts to get eyes on more goalies throughout the league. With more teams starting their season there are more goalies showcasing their skills and helping their teams grab points in the standings. Below are the top 11 goalies of the weekend.
RIT Shutting Down Hockey
Two sources confirmed this afternoon that RIT will announce shortly, perhaps in the next hour, that the athletic department will shut down all teams for the entire academic year due…