When the Matignon varsity hockey program collapsed this past fall, it left a major dent in one of the region’s most well-renowned “hockey schools.” Two weeks ago, the Boston Imperials…
Scouting Reports
Michigan HS: Traverse City West v Big Rapids and Traverse City West v Traverse City Central
January 24, 2020; Howe Civic Arena; Traverse City, MI #49 Traverse City West Titans vs. #59 Big Rapids Cardinals Traverse City West hosted the Big Rapids Cardinals in an exciting…
Toronto Marlies Classic: Top 225
With over 50 teams in the Minor Midget AAA category, the Toronto Marlies Holiday Classic is one of the largest tourney of the year. Detroit Honeybaked won the 2019 Marlies…
GOJHL Prospects Showcase Games: Top 35
GOJHL Prospects Showcase Games The GOJHL Prospects Showcase took place in Waterloo, Ontario on December 28, 2019. The showcase consisted of two games with the top 16-18 year-old players (2001,…
Report: Chris Nagy Out at BB&N
Chris Nagy is out as head coach at BB&N in Cambridge, Mass., according to a report by The New England Hockey Journal. Nagy seemingly confirmed the news with a tweet…
Avon Old Farms Christmas Classic: Top 100
Neutral Zone attended the Avon Old Farms Christmas Classic right before Christmas. Eight teams played for the championship: Kent, Tabor, Gunnery, Berkshire, St. Paul’s, Loomis, Trinity-Pawling and Avon. Kent School…
NCAA: Colorado College Commits McKown; Denver Adds Buium For 2021
Colorado College picked up a big piece late in the game for 2020. The Tigers committed Hunter McKown, a 4.25-star forward out of the U.S. NTDP. In 47 games this…
OJHL: Milton at Buffalo; Stouffville at Buffalo
Wednesday January 15: Milton Menace at Buffalo Jr. Sabres (OJHL) The Milton Menace fought back from a 3-0 deficit in the 1st period to force overtime in OJHL action Wednesday…
Georgia Planning New $34M Rink For Club Team
The University of Georgia club hockey team, which draws around 2,000 fans per game, will soon be playing in a new 5,500-seat arena located just next to the university’s North…
WSHL's Oklahoma City Blazers Get New Ownership
The Oklahoma City Blazers of the Western States Hockey League announced on Monday that they are under new permanent ownership. Jake Runey has taken over the team from the WSHL,…
NCDC Winter Showcase: Top 50
Neutral Zone attended the NCDC Winter Showcase at the New England Sports Center. Other Divisions of the USPHL played as well but we primarily focused on the highest division; the…
NCAA: Army, Maine Add Big 2020 Pieces, Bentley Adds One for 2021
The Michigan Wolverines diipped into the New England Prep ranks last week, committing 2002-born defenseman Luca Fanitilli out of Kimball Union for 2021. Fantilli, a 3.5-star defender who is originally…
MN HS: Minnetonka vs. Eden Prairie
Eden Prairie hosted Minnetonka in a big Lake Conference matchup that could have ramifications on who may win the Conference down the road. Between the two teams you had 6…
MN HS: Warroad vs. Roseau
For those of you who aren’t highly familiar with Minnesota High School hockey, all you need to know is that these teams don’t care for each other. The Roseau/Warroad rivalry…
Mass HS Report 1: Top 230
Talent Runs Deep in Mass HS in 2019-20 This is our second season providing comprehensive coverage of Mass HS and we have added more scouts since last season and seen…
NCAA: Fairbanks Picks Up Two, Holy Cross Commits Goalie Gale
Ohio State picked up a big commitment last week from forward Joe Dunlap, who is currently with the Fargo Force in the USHL. The New Hampshire native, who was originally…
Honeybaked U18 Showcase: Top 70
Overr the weekend of January 10-12, our scouts were in Fraser, Michigan for the U18 Honeybaked Showcase. Teams from the East Coast competed against teams from Michigan and other Midwest…
Michigan HS: Traverse City at Petoskey
January 17, 2020; Petoskey Ice Arena; Petoskey, MI #47 Traverse City West Titans vs. #113 Petoskey Northmen Michigan HS- Big North Conference TC West visited Petoskey in a game that…
Honeybaked U16 Showcase: Top 50
It was a busy and exciting weekend at the Honeybaked U16 showcase in Fraser, Michigan (taking place from January 10-12). The showcase was comprised of teams from the east competing…
Minnesota HS: “Tradition at the P.I.C.” Top 30
The Wayzata Trojans hosted a strong field for the 2019 “Tradition at the P.I.C.” tournament that displayed 3 top 10 ranked AA teams. Along with the top ranked teams came a…
2020 East Coast Ice Jam: Top 100
Jan 8th-12th, 2020 Neutral Zone attended the 2020 East Coast Ice Jam in Bedford, Nova Scotia. Over the weekend we were able to watch all 21 Major Midget teams from…