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…
Scouting Reports
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…
NCAA: Top Goaltenders Land at Two Hockey East Schools
Not long after the calendar turned to 2020, a pair of goaltenders committed to top Hockey East schools. UMass Lowell has had a lot of success recruiting goalies out of…
Canada Youth Olympic Team (U-15) VS Lac St-Louis Lions: Names To Know
In preparation for the Olympic Youth Winter games, which start this upcoming weekend in Switzerland, team Canada had an exhibition game against the renowned Midget AAA program in Quebec, the…
Names to Know: Port Huron Silver Stick Bantam AAA
Port Huron Silver Stick Bantam Finals Top 25 Players ranked Neutral Zone had three scouts at the Silver Stick Finals in Port Huron, MI. It featured some of the best…
Top 250 US Prospect Rankings: 2004s
Neutral Zone is pleased to release our Top 250 US prospects born in 2004. The 2004’s are the most highly scouted birth year in amateur hockey as they are eligible…
Names to know: U14 Boston Jr Eagles vs Philadelphia HC
We saw two of the top ranked teams in the 2005 Bantam level square off for the first of 2 games to be played on January 11th. Both teams are very impressive and have multiple players who will be top candidates for the U.S. National Program.