By Juliette Connors Boston Hockey Academy will be moving its facilities to Tewksbury, MA. The Academy is going into its third year, and the program has had massive success. It…
Scouting Reports
Neutral Zone Scout Liam Thrawl Hired by RPI
Former Neutral Zone scout Liam Thrawl has been hired by RPI as a new assistant coach. Thrawl, who recently graduated from Ohio State, will serve in a volunteer position this…
Steel Coach Brock Sheahan Hired by AHL’s Wolves
Brock Sheahan, head coach of the Chicago Steel in the USHL, has been hired as the next head coach of the Chicago Wolves in the AHL. Sheahan is a Notre…
Mass HS Hockey Showcase Top 58
As a primer for the season to come in the MIAA, each year in August we make the trip south to Boch Ice Center in Dedham, MA and watch six…
CCM 68. Top 35
The CCM Boys 68 (U14/2008s) is a premier Bantam Major camp held this year in Chicago on August 11th-14th at Severn Bridges Ice Arena, Woodridge, IL. The camp is three…
NCAA Independent Recruit Rankings
Over the course of the next few weeks, in the lead up to the 2022-23 NCAA season, Neutral Zone will unveil our class rankings. We’ll start by ranking every class…
Arthur Smith Picks Princeton
By Juliette Connors Arthur Smith, Princeton University commit, is a 2004 goalie to keep an eye on. At the conclusion of the 2021-22 Season, which was his first year of…
USA Hockey Select 15 PDC: Top 207
Neutral Zone scouts were in attendance for the entirety of the Select 15 USA Hockey Development Camp in Amherst, NY. The camp started with 3-on-3 competitions which was followed up…
Five Nations Tourney: Top 55
Neutral Zone attended the U-17 Five Nations Tournament in Colorado Springs, CO August 9 – 13, 2022. The tournament came down to the final game between USA vs Czechia which…
Atlantic Hockey Recruit Rankings
Over the course of the next few weeks, in the lead up to the 2022-23 NCAA season, Neutral Zone will unveil our class rankings. We’ll start by ranking every class…
Quick Hit: Beantown Summer Classic Showcase Pro Division. 30 Standouts
The annual Beantown Summer Classic took place Aug 6- 9 at the New England Sports Center in Marlborough MA. This is an individual entry event by invitation only. Players of…
Junior Chowder Cup 105 Notables (sans Nattys)
Two weeks following our trip to Foxboro Sports Center, we were back for Junior Chowder Cup (July 28-31) which boasted one of its largest fields in tournament history. All told,…
Minnesota Bantam Elite League Opening Weekend. 50 Standouts
Neutral Zone was in attendance for the opening weekend of The Bantam Elite league at St. Thomas Ice Arena in Mendota Heights, Minnesota, held July 29th-31st. The Bantam Elite League is…
Kings of Coast East Showcase. Top 60
Neutral Zone was in attendance for the Kings of East Coast showcase August 2-4 at the Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell. The tournament is very well run by Vinnie Montalbano with…
NCAA: Salminen Flips Commitment to UConn
Samu Salminen (★★★★¼), who was supposed to play at Denver this upcoming season, was released from his NLI and has committed to UConn. Salminen had issues gaining admission to Denver….
NCAA: BU Commits Top ’06 Macklin Celebrini
Macklin Celebrini (★★★★¾), a potential top pick for the 2024 NHL Draft, has committed to Boston University. Celebrini, a Vancouver native, announced his commitment via Instagram. “Elite player,” NZ scouts said…
Hockey Canada National U17 Development Camp. Every Player Evaluated
Neutral Zone was in attendance for Hockey Canada’s National U17 Development Camp, which took place July 11-15 in Calgary, Alberta at the WinSport complex located at the Olympic Training grounds….
QMJHL: After Signing with Vegas, Fleming Headed to Q
Neutral Zone’s Juliette Connors recently featured Joe Fleming, who signed with the Vegas Golden Knights as an undrafted free agent after he attended the organization’s development camp on an invite…
Mini Chowder Cup Top 170
In what is annually one of the top bantam events on the New England scouting calendar, we dispatched two scouts to Foxboro Sports Center and Canton Ice House to check…
OHL: Imports on the Docket For Some Teams, Petes Sign Touted ’06
The Kingston Frontenacs and Sarina Sting had eyes on some international players this week, with the Frontenacs adding a goalie who already has CHL experience. Meanwhile, the Peterborough Petes inked…
NCAA: Several Top Names Commit on Day One of Junior Recruiting
Rising high school juniors were able to receive scholarship offers starting on Monday and make verbal commitments. As expected, there was a slew of activity as the market opened for…