U Sports, the governing body of college sports in Canada, announced this week that it was canceling all of its fall championships. As part of the announcement, men’s and women’s…
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Gary Roberts on Food Shopping
The following article was written by Gary Roberts, NHL veteran forward who now owns and operates Gary Roberts Training Roberts will contribute more information to Neutral Zone readers. Click here to…
QMJHL Announces Plan for Oct. 1 Return with Limited Fans
The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, which just held its draft last week, announced plans for the league to return on Oct. 1 with limited fans in attendance. The league…
Boston Advantage Joins USPHL, NCDC
The Boston Advantage will join the USPHL and NCDC for the upcoming 2020-21 season; the sides announced an agreement last week. The Advantage will join the Tier-II NCDC along with…
Michigan Tech’s Mitch Meek Transfers to LIU; Sharks Add More Recruits
Michigan Tech defense Mitch Meek announced that he’s transferring to Long Island for this upcoming season. Meek just completed his third season with Michigan Tech, and will head to LIU…
NAHL’s Janesville Jets Hire Burgess as Head Coach
The Janesville Jets (NAHL) announced the hiring of Parker Burgess as head coach and promoted former assistant coach Lennie Childs to a new role of associate head coach. Burgess replaces Corey Leivermann, who had…
BC Recruit Cam MacDonald Signs with Saint John in QMJHL
Cam MacDonald, a 17-year-old forward who was committed to Boston College, has signed with the Saint John Sea Dogs in the QMJHL. MacDonald is a Novia Scotia native and is…
Gary Roberts Off-Season Goals
The following article was written by Gary Roberts, NHL veteran forward who now owns and operates Gary Roberts Training Roberts will contribute more information to Neutral Zone readers. Click here to…
UAH Head Coach Mike Corbett Resigns
Just last week, Alabama-Huntsville’s men’s hockey program was saved after a fundraising campaign raised more than $500,000 in five days. But on Wednesday, the Chargers lost their head coach. Mike…
LIU Lands Two More As Program Builds
LIU landed its first recruit, ’99-born defenseman Jordan DiCicco, on Monday and the Sharks kept building the program with two more additions on Tuesday. DiCicco has a potential D partner in…
LIU Lands First Recruit
Long Island University hired Brett Riley as its head coach last week, and on Monday, the Sharks added their first player. ’99-born defenseman Jordan DiCicco announced his commitment to the…
Dartmouth Hires Reid Cashman as Head Coach
Dartmouth announced the hiring of Reid Cashman as head coach on Monday. Cashman comes to Hanover as the 22nd head coach in program history after spending the last two seasons…
#2005 Week
We were asked by scouts and coaches about 2005s consistently over the last few weeks. We spent the last week featuring reports via Twitter and Facebook that feature the Bantam…
NHL Draft Chaos
2020 NHL Draft information The Draft itself will take place after the Stanley Cup has been won. There are seven teams who have already been eliminated from the playoffs (Ottawa,…
Alabama-Huntsville Program Saved Thanks to Fundraising Campaign
For the second time in eight years, members of the Huntsville community stepped up and raised more than $500,000 in five days to save the men’s hockey program at Alabama-Huntsville….
NCAA: Norwich Adds Two From NAHL, Albertus Magnus Picks Up a D
’99 G Landon Pavlisin commits to Norwich for 2020 Pavlisin heads to Norwich after playing last season in the NAHL. The California native had 3.13/.911 splits for the Kenai River…
WSHL Cancels 2020-21 Season
The Western States Hockey League announced on Wednesday that it has canceled the upcoming 2020-21 season, and has begun preparing for the 2021-22 season. “Based on the forecasted medical problems…
Two UAH Players Find Homes in Transfer Portal
A pair of players from Alabama Huntsville have found new homes in the NCAA transfer portal. UAH announced on Friday that it was cutting its hockey program, becoming the first…
LIU Reportedly Hires Colgate Assistant Brett Riley as Head Coach
The new Division I program at Long Island University has reportedly hired Colgate assistant coach Brett Riley as the program’s first head coach. ESPN’s John Buccigross reported Riley’s hiring on…
St. Cloud State Hires Dave Shyiak as Associate Coach
St. Cloud State has hired Dave Shyiak as its new associate head coach, filling the vacancy left when Mike Gibbons retired earlier this year. Shyiak has been an associate head…
2020 International Silver Stick: Top 130 from American Teams
2020 International Silver Stick Neutral Zone was in Port Huron, Michigan for the 58th annual Silver Stick Final in January. We posted a report on the top 2005 Ontario prospects…