Hockey Canada announced last week that it was canceling all sanctioned events until further notice due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The Canadian Hockey League released a statement on the status…
Scouting Reports
NCAA: Former Alaska Commit Will Join Twin Brother at Northern Michigan
Rylan Van Unen (see profile for star rating), the captain of the Merritt Centennials (BCHL) announced on Sunday that he had committed to Northern Michigan. The former Alaska commit (he…
Quebec Midget AAA: Chateauguay Grenadiers VS Cantonniers de Magog
Midget AAA QuebecChateauguay Grenadiers vs Cantonniers de MagogFebruary 28th, 2020 In the last weekend before playoffs start next week, we caught action between the Grenadiers and the Cantonniers. The intensity…
NAHL Cancels Regular Season Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
The North American Hockey League (NAHL) announced on Monday that all remaining 2019-20 regular season games have been canceled, effective immediately, due to the international medical emergency caused by COVID-19…
WHL: Prince Albert Signs Graydon Gotaas
The Prince Albert Raiders inked 2004-born defenseman Graydon Gotaas to a WHL standard player agreement. Gotaas, who measures 5-foot-11 and weights 165 pounds, was one of our Top-40 players at…
2020 Minnesota High School ‘AA’ State Tournament: Top 50
2020 Minnesota High School ‘AA’ State Tournament; TOP 50 Stop us if this sounds familiar…. Upset alert in St. Paul, MN!! In the NZ Preview of the ‘AA’ State Tournament…
NCAA: Bowdoin, Mercyhurst, Stonehill, UW-Stout Add Commits
2001-born forward Will Forrest (see profile for star rating) has committed to Bowdoin for next season. Forrest, a Connecticut native, played three varsity seasons at Ridgefield High in Ridgefield, Conn.,…
OHL: Nolan Forster Commits to Guelph
The Guelph Storm received a commitment from 2003-born forward Nolan Forster (3.75⭐). Forster signed a standard player agreement with the Storm last week. This season with the Cambridge Redhawks (GOJHL),…
NCAA: Merrimack Lands St. Andrew’s D Liam Cavan
The Merrimack men’s hockey team received a commitment last Thursday from 2002-born defenseman Liam Cavan (3.5⭐), an Ontario native who played the last two seasons with St. Andrew’s College in Ontario….
BCHL Goalie Reports & Rankings: (Sept-Jan)
Our NZ team has had several of our goalie scouts including our Coordinator watch these talented netminders from out west to provide a depiction of who’s shining in the crease….
Cayden Bailey to Michigan Tech
1999 Cayden Bailey has committed to Michigan Tech. The Florida native has good size and led the NAHL in save percentage, shutouts, goals against average and shutouts for the Lone…
Hockey Canada Cancels All Events Until Further Notice
Hockey Canada announced on Thursday that it was canceling all events, including the national championships, until further notice. The cancellation also means that all of Canada’s junior leagues have come…
Arlington, Messuri React to Super 8 Cancellation
It wasn’t supposed to end this way. Arlington High School was going to play for a state championship this weekend at TD Garden. It was supposed to be the culmination…
USHL, NAHL Suspend Seasons Due to COVID-19 Virus
The USHL announced Thursday its decision to suspend game play effective immediately and until further notice. The decision was unanimously made by the USHL Board of Directors with the best…
2020 Minnesota High School ‘A’ State Tournament Top 30
2020 Minnesota High School ‘A’ State Tournament; Top 30 Huge upset alert in St. Paul, MN last weekend! NZ looked back over 10 years and couldn’t find a team in…
Top 35 Uncommitted From the NE Prep Finals
Neutral Zone had three scouts at the New England Prep Championship. The Small School Championship was won by the Gunnery School over Pomfret. The large school was taken home by…
Freddy Meyer Hired as Rivers Head Coach
Freddy Meyer is the new head coach at The Rivers School in Weston, Mass., replacing Shawn McEachern who announced last month that he was leaving the program to become the…
NZ Scout Profile: Ryan Goethals
Over the next several weeks, Neutral Zone will be publishing features on our scouts. These guys are in the rinks all over North America and the world covering players for…
Interview: Brown Adds Sizeable Forward Dean Bauchiero
Last month, Brown received a commitment from 6-foot-3 Salisbury forward Dean Bauchiero, a 3.75-star player from nearby Southington, Conn. Bauchiero will turn 18 later this year, but we’ve been following…
NTDP Evaluation Camp Roster Invites
The USA Hockey National Development (NTDP) team released their 40-man roster for Evaluation Camp starting in mid-March in Plymouth, MI. We have several reports on many of these players along…
NOJHL: Soo Thunderbirds at Soo Eagles
Saturday February 29: Soo Thunderbirds at Soo Eagles (NOJHL) Soo Eagles The Soo Eagles(USA) played their cross border rivals Soo Thunderbirds(Canada) in their last regular season game. The Eagles came…