College Hockey, in some cases, is gearing up to return to play in about a month, with the Big Ten kicking things off on Nov. 13 and other leagues could…
Scouting Reports
NAHL: MN Wilderness vs MN Magicians: Top 18
Minnesota Wilderness Neutral Zone covered this NAHL preseason action from Northern Minnesota, featuring two state rivals the Minnesota Wilderness hosting the Minnesota Magicians. We are pleased to bring you the top 18…
U16 Shattuck vs U16 MN Moose and Shattuck Prep vs Map South Elite League
Shattuck St. Mary’s U16 and Prep 10/6 – 10/7 Shattucks St. Mary’s age levels hosted teams during the entire week. This report will focus on the U16’s vs. the MN Moose…
NCHC Potentially Opening in a Bubble
The NCHC could potentially open its season utilizing a hub city or bubble format utilized by the NBA and NHL according to Brad Schlossman of the Grand Forks Herald. Omaha…
NAHL Opening Weekend: 4 Games: Generals, Nordiques, Titans, Hat Tricks, Wings, Norsemen, Minotauros and Bobcats: Top 50
NAHL Opening Weekend; 10/09 -10/10 Northeast Generals Vs. Maine Nordiques Friday night’s match started off with a dominant game from the Nordiques who ended up winning 6-2 in a game…
NCAA: Harvard Adds Top Prep Forward, Cornell & Duluth Add Homestaters
Former Nobles forward Casey Severo announced on Friday that he has committed to Harvard. Severo did not detail when he will join the Crimson, and he was projected to likely…
Two Goalies Make NCAA Commitments
Goaltender Christian Stoever announced that he has committed to Bowling Green. Stoever was originally committed to Merrimack and even spent part of last summer on Merrimack’s campus before returning to…
MN Elite League Week Four: Top 42
Minnesota Elite League Week 4 9/29 – 10/4 Neutral Zone was in attendance for week four of the Minnesota High School Elite League, hosted at New Hope Ice Arena in…
NAHL/USHL: Maryland vs Youngstown and NTDP 17s vs Johnstown
During the second week of the NAHL Pre-Season, Neutral Zone got to see two other non- league match ups. The USNTDP U17’s played against the Johnstown Tomahawks, and the Youngstown…
Big Ten Announces Nov. 13 Start
The Big Ten became the first college hockey conference to officially announce details regarding its 2020-21 season. The conference said on Tuesday that the season will start as soon as…
USHL Announces 2020-21 Schedule
The USHL announced its 2020-21 season, which will consist of 54 games for each team in a regionally-based schedule. Preseason matchups for the upcoming season will be released at a…
Udd-Hellgren Commits to New England College
Amarillo (NAHL) forward Linus Udd-Hellgren has committed to play NCAA Division III hockey for New England College. “He is small and balanced,” our scouts said last season. “Played great on…
NH Jr. Monarchs Mourn Loss of Coach Ryan Frew
The USPHL announced on Monday that NH Jr. Monarchs head coach Ryan Frew had died of complications associated from peritonitis. Frew, who was the head coach and GM of the…
Gaylord, Michigan Showcase: Top 50
In Friday’s game between Fox Motors and Oakland Grizzlies U16 took place in Gaylord, Michigan. Fox dominated the game by out skating and having the puck advantage over Oakland. Reid…
NAHL: NTDP U18 vs. St. Cloud and Aberdeen vs. Austin
NAHL: NTDP U18 vs. St. Cloud and Aberdeen vs. Austin NTDP U18 Vs. St. Cloud Norsemen The Friday night match-up was a one sided affair in favor of the U18…
BCHL Pre-Season: Penticton, West Kelowna, Surrey, Chilliwack, Alberni Valley
BCHL Week 2 (Pre-Season) Friday October 2, 2020 Neutral Zone covered three of the five BCHL games that were being played on October 2, 2020. A lot of great talent…
U18: SSM AAA vs. MN Grey Ducks
SSM AAA Vs. MN Grey Ducks 18U AAA; 10/01/2020 SSM AAA topped the MN Grey Ducks 5-1. The game was close on the scoreboard though through the first 50 minutes…
U15: Midwest vs. Michigan Showcase
The U15 Michigan teams played against the Midwest teams in Kalkaska, MI for the weekend of September 25-27. Compuware went undefeated as they won all four games: they defeated Team…
U15 Springfield Rifles at The Jr. Bulldogs Showcase
Neutral Zone had 3 scouts in attendance for the 2020 Jr. Bulldogs Showcase, but one scout primarily focused on the 2005 birth year. Here are his thoughts on the U15 Springfield Rifles and the players who distinguished themselves on Sunday morning versus the U15 Boston Jr. Eagles.
U14 and U15 Shattucks St. Mary’s vs Minnesota Walleye
U14 and U15 Shattucks St.Marys vs Minnesota Walleye; September 24, 2020 Neutral Zone was in attendance for a double header between U15 and U14 Minnesota Walleye and Shattucks St. Mary’s…
Team Maryland U16
NZ went to Northford, CT to watch a few teams we have not yet scouted. Team Maryland’s U16 squad was one of those teams. Below are the players we felt…