Neutral Zone had two experienced scouts at both days and every game of the Final 40 in Marlboro, MA, May 18-19. All the players are good and the more we…
Scouting Reports
Nicholas Cherkowski Commits to Merrimack College
Merrimack College has secured Nic Cherkowski for the 2020-2021 season. Nic has a big frame and is quite mobile for his size. Our scouts have praised him for his creativity…
Logan Neaton Commits to UMass-Lowell
Logan Neaton has committed to UMass-Lowell and set to be a Riverhawk for the 2019-2020 season. NZ scouts have noted Logan for his controlled hands and patience. He is good…
Mass Festival 2002s: Top 40
Massachusetts CCM High Performance Boys Festival 2002’s Top 40 Every year in early May the best players in the state of Massachusetts are gathered together at New England Sports Center…
Mass Festival 2003s: Top 40
Every year in early May the best players in the state of Massachusetts are gathered together at New England Sports Center in Marlborough and evaluated in their readiness for National…
Mass Festival 2004s: Top 40
A Fresh Look at the 2004s during MA Festival Every year in early May the best players in the state of Massachusetts are gathered together at New England Sports Center…
OHL Gold Cup Top 45 Performers
OHL Gold Cup Top Performers – May 2019 The Ontario scouts have put together a list of the top performers and a few late round surprises who caught our eyes…
Jacob Thousand Commits to Colby College
Jacob Thousand has made his commitment to Colby College. He is set to hit the ice next season for their 2019-2020 campaign. Jacob has been noted for his speed and…
U16 USA Hockey Nationals: Top 240
The best sixteen programs from across the US competed for the U16 Tier 1 Nationals in Grand Rapids, MI. Neutral Zone scouts were in attendance for every game in the…
Alex Peterson Commits to Holy Cross
Alex Peterson has committed to Holy Cross for this upcoming 2019-2020 season. Alex has been described as a complete player, with his skating ability and speed, puck handling skills and…
2005 New Jersey Super Series: Top 55
2005 New Jersey Super Series Top 55 Mennen, NJ- The Super Series AAA organization and the New Jersey Colonials hosted a number of teams during President’s Day weekend for a…
Massachusetts High School Report 2: Top 70
Massachusetts High School Report 2: Scouting Super 8 and more After releasing Mass High School Report 1, the Mass NZ scouting staff continued to attend games in the second half…
“Division 1, That’s the Goal”: 2019 Mr. Hockey Award Winner Thomas Kramer
It took just north of three hours and four overtimes, but on March 17, BC High senior forward Thomas Kramer achieved what so few players in Mass HS get the…
WHL US Prospects Camp; Irvine, CA
This event was the 2004 birth year WHL U.S. Prospects Camp at The Rinks Five Points Arena in Irvine, CA from Apr 12 – Apr 14, 2019. There were four…
Mikey Stenberg commits to Penn State
Mikey Stenberg commits to Penn State When Mike Stenberg committed to play hockey for the Nittany Lions, it turned some heads as the Needham, Massachusetts native and Thayer Academy eighth…
USA Hockey Nationals U14: Top 200
U14 Tier 1 National Championship-Top 200 Neutral Zone headed down to Pittsburgh to watch 16 teams battle for the U14 National Championship at the UPMC Penguins Rinks in Cranberry Township,…
Lessons from the Road: A Scout’s Life
By, Brendan Collins, Neutral Zone Director of Scouting In 2015 I was hired by Neutral Zone to be their Director of Scouting. Basically what that meant was to travel around…
Neutral Zone Celebrates 3 Year Anniverary
Neutral Zone.net; North America’s leading indepedent amateur hockey scouting service is proud to celebrate the third anniversary since launching the website: www.neutralzone.net. The company was founded in 2015 by Vermont…
A Breakdown of the NCAA Recruiting Rule Changes and its Impact
This April the NCAA has adopted new recruiting rules and regulations for all of its major sports. This has sparked debate across the country on the pros and cons of…
USA Hockey Nationals U15: Top 120
Neutral Zone made the trip to the USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth, Michigan for the U15 National Tournament. The sixteen-team tournament was played Wednesday April 3rd through Monday, April 8th….
NAHL Playoffs: NJ @ Jamestown and Springfield @ MN Magicians
New Jersey Titans @ Jamestown Rebels Friday April 12, 2019 Game 1 Last Friday the New Jersey Titans opened up the playoffs on the road against the Jamestown rebels. In…