The Big 10 this past year found themselves in a contentious debate when they attempted to bring the maximum age of freshman in hockey to 20. The implications were…
Scouting Reports
Atlantic Development Camp Top 80 (99-01)
Neutral Zone staff were in attendance at the recent USA Hockey Atlantic District tryout camp held at the Flyers Skate Zone in Voorhees, NJ. As a whole, our scouts reported sort of a mixed bag in terms of both the level of competition and performances by individual players.
Rush Showcase Review & Scouting Report
Neutral Zone’s women’s scouting staff made it to the Rush Showcase in Brampton, Ontario over the weekend of June 5 – 8, marking the start of the summer scouting…
Kayla Martinez Commits to Lindenwood
Neutral Zone had a chance to chat with recent 2018 Lindenwood University commit, Kayla Martinez. At 4-years old, Martinez began her skating career and recognition of her burgeoning…
Ponytail Tournament Report
Neutral Zone recently spent two full days at the Ponytail Tournament in Toronto (Vaughan), focusing on evaluating the top 2001, 2002 and 2003 birth year players at the event….
Ethan DeStefani commits to Merrimack
Merrimack added its first recruit to the 2019 recruiting class with a verbal commitment from Ethan DeStefani, a power forward from Bedford, New Hampshire. DeStefani has been on the radar…
Moncada signs with Guelph Storm
It is somewhat rare to see a third round draft pick sign with an OHL team in June, but for Luke Moncada and the Guelph Storm it was the right fit at the right time. Moncada brings a power game to the Storm, a big, strong two-way forward with a high compete level. We caught up with the 42nd overall pick and asked how he came to sign with Guelph.
Top 5 College Hockey Recruiting Classes for 2016
Neutral Zone has created an algorithm-based ranking system for college hockey recruiting, a description of which can be found under the Team Rankings tab. Every player committed to a D1…
Aidan Dudas signs with Owen Sound
Aidan Dudas, the 10th overall pick in this year’s OHL Draft, signed with the Owen Sound Attack this past week. In many ways Dudas is a beacon of hope…
NYS 2001 Player Development Camp Top 25
Neutral Zone attended the New York State Development Camp for the 2001 birth years. Players from around the state of New York come to try out for the National Development Camp in Buffalo, NY where they would play against the best players from around the United States. We have included a report on the top 25 players at the tournament and put them into alphabetical order. We did not have enough time to concentrate on the goaltenders so we evaluated the forwards and defensemen.
Flanagan returns to the ECAC behind the Cornell Bench
For anyone scouting in the Northeast, you know Sean Flanagan. A tireless worker who is at every rink watching every game. A former player at St. Lawrence, he has since…
Against the Grain: Inside Mittelstadt’s decision to return to Eden Prairie
More than at any other point in history, the hockey landscape facing today’s generation of amateur players is defined by an ultra-competitive, accelerated, and stop-at-nothing culture where players and…
Neutral Zone to Launch Women’s Hockey Scouting Website
April 2016 marked the official launch of Neutral Zone (https://neutralzone.com), a first-of-its-kind amateur hockey scouting website. Since the organization was formed over a year ago, Neutral Zone staff have…
Dylan Seitz signs with Kitchener
The Kitchener Rangers come south of the border to sign one of their late round draft picks from the previous year’s draft in Dylan Seitz. The gritty, two-way forward…
Connor Marshall on his commitment to Brown
In the past month Connor Marshall has committed to Brown, been selected 3rd overall in the USHL Draft and represented Selects Academy in the Tier 1 Nationals in…
Wyllum Deveaux: On his road to Harvard
Wyllum Deveaux is not your average Harvard commit, his road to Cambridge was unique. He grew up in Nova Scotia with his family but moved at the age of…
Curtis Hall Commits to Yale
Our scouts at Neutral Zone have watched Curtis Hall since he was a Bantam and every year he gets better and better and better. He announced his commitment to Yale…
AIC Surges in Recruiting Class Rankings under Eric Lang
Eric Lang was hired by his alma mater in April after longtime Head Coach Gary Wright stepped down after 32 seasons behind the bench. It’s a unique situation as Lang…
Matthew Fawcett Commits to Quinnipiac
Matthew Fawcett, a little speedster out of Rhode Island who plays a fast and aggressive game, committed to Quinnipiac this past weekend. We caught up with him shortly after to talk…
Jacques Bouquot Commits to Boston College
Q & A with ’00 Jacques Bouquot, Salisbury School F and Boston College commit Neutral Zone caught up with 2000 forward Jacques Bouquot of Salisbury School (New…
USHL Phase I Draft Grades
The Phase I USHL Draft took place Monday night and provided a setting for the top 160 prospects born in 2000 from around the United States (and beyond) to be selected…