’00 F Eric DeDobbelaer to UMass for 2020 The Brantford, Ont. native has played his entire junior career in his hometown. He started with the Brantford Bandits in the GOJHL…
Scouting Reports
NCAA: UNH Adds Transfer from Denver, Bentley Adds Transfer from Northeastern
’99 F Tyler Ward transfers to UNH Ward is headed to UNH after two years at Denver. In two seasons with the Pioneers, he appeared in 74 games and scored…
NCAA: Mulera Commits to Maine; Former Union Commit Lands at Endicott
’99 F Johnny Mulera to Maine for 2020 Mulera is making his third college commitment. Originally, the Maryland native was headed to Providence but his commitment switched to UConn last…
WHL Draft Live
Neutral Zone will be covering the WHL Draft which begins April 22nd at 10am (MT) by listing all the prospects drafted, providing their star ratings for free and a link…
It’s Time For the NCAA to Sponsor a Combined Division II/III Championship
When you look at the history of Division II college hockey, there are a lot of familiar names. The NCAA sponsored a Division II national championship from 1978-84 and then…
OHL: Niagara Signs Second Overall Pick; Guelph, Erie Sign Players
The Niagara IceDogs announced on Tuesday that Pano Fimis, the second-overall pick in the OHL Priority Selection Draft, has signed a Standard Player Agreement, committing to the team. The 5’10”…
WHL: Regina Will Select Bedard, Exceptional Player Signs Contract
The Regina Pats announced that they will select forward Connor Bedard, the first exceptional status player in WHL history, first overall in the 2020 WHL Bantam Draft on Wednesday; in…
WHL: Streek Traded to Saskatoon Blades
The Saskatoon Blades have struck a deal with the Portland Winterhawks to acquire 2004-born forward Carter Streek in exchange for a fifth-round pick, originally belonging to the Victoria Royals, in the…
Several WHL Trades Ahead of WHL Bantam Draft
Ahead of the WHL Bantam Draft scheduled for Wednesday, there were a flurry of trades in the WHL on Monday. The Victoria Royals acquired defenseman Jacson Alexander from the Edmonton…
USHL: Madison Tabs Mercyhurst’s Tom Upton as Head Coach/GM
The Madison Capitols announced the hiring of Mercyhurst assistant coach Tom Upton as Head Coach and General Manager for the 2020-21 season on Monday. Upton takes the reins as the fourth…
WHL Draft Final Rankings
Neutral Zone is pleased to announce our 2020 WHL Draft Final Rankings which is broken down into two parts. The first part are the players ranked 1-300 and then below…
NCAA: Geneseo, Western New England and Plymouth State Add Recruits
’99 F Bennett Stockdale to SUNY-Geneseo for 2020 A native of Nepean, Ontario, Stockdale has a veteran of the CCHL and the NAHL. This season for the Johnstown Tomahawks, he…
MAHA Bantam Festival 2004
This evaluation was originally written in July of 2017. We came across it doing some “house cleaning” and loved seeing all of the familiar names with their evaluations. We thought it would be interesting to look back at what our scouts said about them as Bantams.
NA3HL Top Prospects: Top 45
Neutral Zone had a scout responsible for gathering as much information as possible on the NA3HL Top Prospects event in Attleboro, MA. It was one of the last big events…
NCAA: Miami Adds Transfer from Providence; Omaha Commits USHL Forward
The Miami RedHawks have added Caleb Rule, a transfer from Providence College. Rule appeared in nine games this season for the Friars and didn’t register any points. The ’99-born forward…
Saxen Robertson
2004 Saxen Robertson from the Pitt Penguins Elite went undrafted in the OHL. I understand that he may not be at the top of team’s lists but he is a…
NCAA: RPI’s Burgess Announces Transfer to Minnesota State
RPI forward Todd Burgess, who was a fourth-round pick of the Ottawa Senators, announced this week that he will transfer to Minnesota State for his senior season, utilizing the graduate…
Jake Bongo
Twenty years ago Jake probably would not have gotten a sniff of NHL attention, but that isn’t the case now. He’s got a high hockey IQ, great wheels, fantastic motor, is an absolute dog on a bone for the puck and is one of the most competitive players I saw in New England last year (2019-20). And by competitive I don’t mean he tries hard. I mean that it’s obvious that losing hurts his sole.
Andrew Centrella
Andrew Centrella of the Valley Forge Minuteman is our 81st ranked 2004. he played up on the U16 team and is a player we feel OHL teams missed him in…
NCAA: Pietila Joins Brothers at Michigan Tech
Michigan Tech received a commitment from ’99-born forward Jed Pietila for next season. Pietila was ranked No. 114 in our 1999 National Rankings in the top-300. He committed to the…
Matty Copponi
Matty was selected 8th overall in the American portion of the draft. Familiar names Timmy Delay went 1st overall, Declan Loughnane went 3rd, Jack Hughes went 6th and JP Turner 13th.