The National Letter of Intent signing period for men’s and women’s hockey begins on Wednesday (Nov. 13). Verbal commitments across the country will be putting their money where their mouth…
Scouting Reports
USHL Showcase U18: Top 75
The Mature 18Us Rise to the Top at USHL Fall Classic The annual Pittsburgh-based event put on by the USHL not only serves as a kickoff to the USHL regular…
Honeybaked Showcase U15/U16: Top 80
The 2019 Honeybaked Showcase took place in Howell and Waterford, Michigan. Eight teams competed with a combination of U15 and U16 teams. The U15 teams were from Esmark, Cleveland and…
T1EHL U18: Dearborn/Taylor, MI: Top 90
The U18 T1EHL were in Taylor and Dearborn for the weekend of October 12-14, where 18 teams competed for their first big showcase for the year. Our scouts were busy…
WHL Cup Top 40
Neutral Zone sent scouts to Calgary, Alberta to watch the WHL Cup which features the top U16 prospects in all four Western Canadian provinces: Alberta, Saskatchewan, British Columbia and Manitoba….
Interview: Luke Weilandt Talks His Commitment to Merrimack
Merrimack received a commitment from 4-star winger Luke Weilandt last month. The Illinois native, in his first year as a USHL player, has five points (2 goals, 3 assists) in…
OJHL: Burlington @ Buffalo
Wednesday, November 6, 2019: A resilient Buffalo Jr. Sabres team came out on top in double overtime when Colby Seitz finished off a feed from Logan Tobias from behind the net….
Interview: Tyrell Boucher On His Commitment to Alaska-Anchorage
Earlier this week, Tyrell Boucher committed to Alaska-Anchorage. The ’99-born defenseman is currently in his first season in the BCHL after spending the last three seasons in the AJHL, playing…
NCAA: Have Early-Recruiting Restrictions Opened Another Can of Worms?
Gunnery’s Alex Jefferies might be the best player in New England Prep hockey this winter. After a 57-point campaign last season, he’s projected to be one of the top scorers…
Tides Changing With Transfers in NCAA Hockey
For the elite-level players in the U.S. and Canada, and now even Europe, there is a fundamental decision most are presented with between the ages 16-18, and that is to…
MJHL Showcase 2019: Top 80
2019 MJHL Player Showcase Age Group: Junior “A” (1999-2003 Birth Year) Introduction: The MJHL Player Showcase was held at the beautiful Seven Oaks Arena in Winnipeg, Manitoba for the second…
Wendy Dufton Minor Midget AAA: Top 180
Wendy Dufton Memorial Tournament Report – 2019 Minor Midget AAA; London, Ontario, Canada; Oct 10-13, 2019 The Wendy Dufton Memorial Tournament is the second of five major Ontario Minor Midget…
OJHL Showcase: Top 170
The OJHL’s Governors Showcase is an annual September event held in Buffalo NY. In this format all 22 of the league’s teams travel to Buffalo to play two games each,…
Neutral Zone Unveils Top-10 NCAA Hockey Recruiting Classes of 2019
For the second time in four years, Boston University had its recruiting class ranked No. 1 by Neutral Zone for the 2019-20 season. Neutral Zone has ranked the top-10 recruiting…
USHL Showcase U15: Top 120
Neutral Zone made the trip to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to watch the USHL Showcase. While Neutral Zone had scouts at every level, this report is focused on the U15 (or 2004…
NCAA Commits: Rubin Chooses Princeton
The Princeton Tigers received some good news earlier this week, when 3.5-star defenseman Tyler Rubin announced that he had verbally committed to the program. Rubin is a Wayland, Mass. native…
NCDC: Double Header. NJ Hitmen at Islanders HC
New Jersey Hitmen vs Islanders Hockey Club 10/19/2019- 8:00 PM @ Lawler Arena Game one of the weekend set took place Saturday Night at Lawler Arena. The NJ Hitmen took game 1…
U16 Tier 1 EHL Showcase; Michigan: Top 100
Our scouts were in Taylor and Dearborn, Michigan to watch the U16 T1EHL Showcase. With 18 teams competing and playing 4 games each, there was exciting action with plenty of…
NCAA Commits: RIT Lands Ontario Goaltender Daniel Chenard
Ontario goaltender Daniel Chenard committed to RIT. The 3.75-star goaltender has a 2.97 GAA and an .892 save percentage in 10 games with the Wenatchee Wild (BCHL) this season. Last…
GOJHL Showcase: Top 60
GOJHL Showcase, Pelham Ontario Neutral Zone scouts were at the early bird showcase for the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League in Pelham Ontario. The showcase weekend featured teams from all…
2019 Hockey Manitoba Bantam AAA Showcase: Top 90
2019 Hockey Manitoba Bantam AAA Showcase League: Bantam AAA Winnipeg – B1 Arena: Bell MTS Iceplex – Winnipeg, MB Date: October 4th-6th, 2019 Age Group: Bantam (2005-2006 Born) Introduction: …