Starting Monday (Aug. 1) players who are about to enter their junior year of high school are eligible to receive scholarship offers and make verbal commitments to NCAA programs. It’s…
Scouting Reports
USA Hockey Select 16 PDC: Top 180
Neutral Zone scouts were in attendance for the Select 16 USA Hockey Player Development Camp for all 5 games, including the All Star game as well as practice sessions. The…
NCAA Aug. 1 Names to Watch (Part I)
Starting Monday (Aug. 1) players who are about to enter their junior year of high school are eligible to receive scholarship offers and make verbal commitments to NCAA programs. It’s…
Another Potential D-I Program on the Horizon
Binghamton University is currently conducting a study into the possible addition of a men’s hockey program. Binghamton president Harvey G. Stenger confirmed that the school was looking into the possibility of men’s…
Ivy Shootout Princeton. Top 75
Neutral Zone was in attendance for the first two days of the Ivy Shootout held at the iconic Hobey Baker Rink on Princeton University’s campus. This was a great opportunity…
Joe Fleming Signs with Golden Knights
By Juliette Connors Joe Fleming of Wellesley, MA has signed an Entry Level Contract with the Las Vegas Golden Knights. “I’m just so happy, I’m really excited,” he exclaimed. “It’s…
Meet the Seven New USHL Head Coaches
Eight new faces will be behind benches in the USHL starting next season. That represents more than 50 percent of the entire league. Seven of those openings have been filled….
Liberty Bell Games: Florida. Top 40
Neutral Zone was in attendance for the Liberty Bell Games Florida Showcase from June 17-19, located at the Florida Panther’s Ice Den Training Centre, the location of the practise facility…
NCAA Coaching Roundup
Minnesota hired one of the top assistants in the nation, Steve Miller, to replace Garrett Raboin on the coaching staff. Miller, who was previously at Ohio State, will serve as Minnesota’s associate head…
U.S. WJC Team Adds Players to Camp Roster
Ahead of next month’s 2022 World Junior Championship, which was rescheduled from January, Team USA will reportedly be without two of its players. According to Chris Peters, forward Chaz Lucius…
NCAA: Brink to Wisconsin, Goalies for Minnesota, RPI
The latest D-I NCAA commitments are below. Before we get to the names, here’s a refresher on how star ratings are formalized … Weight of Star Rating 20% Historical Performance…
Recent CHL Signings
As CHL drafts both entry and import are now concluded we are into the summer months. Signings of players are in full swing with teams preparing and shaping their rosters…
NCAA: Trinity Adds a 3.5-Star Goalie for 2022
The latest D-II/III commitments are below. Before we get to the names, here’s a refresher on how star ratings are formalized … Weight of Star Rating 20% Historical Performance –…
NCAA: Colorado College, Merrimack, UVM, Mankato add new recruits
Below are the latest D-I commitments from college hockey. Here’s a refresher on how star ratings are formalized … Weight of Star Rating 20% Historical Performance – how the player…
Lucius Announces Commitment to Wisconsin
Forward Cruz Lucius, who was drafted by the Carolina Hurricanes in the fourth round (#124) of last week’s NHL Draft, also announced last week that he had committed to Wisconsin…
Hunter Bischoff Commits to Augustana
By Juliette Connors In October of 2021, Augustana University announced the addition of a hockey team. They were to be the first and only D1 hockey program in South Dakota. …
Neutral Zone’s Bantam Development League Offers a Unique Approach to U14 Hockey
By Juliette Connors The Bantam Development League (BDL), run by Ian Moran and Bob Deraney, was developed in 2022. It consists of 30 sessions over the course of 10 weeks,…
New England District Select 15 Camp Top 40
With only a couple of weeks to spare the local talent evaluators flocked to Keene, NH for the Select 15 Camp for New England prospects to decide who was headed…
QMJHL Draft Final Rankings: Top 250
Neutral Zone’s QMJHL Draft scouts have released the QMJHL Draft Final Rankings before the draft begins. The 6-man crew throughout Eastern Canada, led by veteran USport and CHL coach Murray…
Roster and Scouting Reports on the 2022 U.S. Under-18 Hlinka Gretzky Cup Team
USA Hockey announced today the 24-player roster for its 2022 U.S. Under-18 Men’s Select Team which will compete at the 2022 Hlinka Gretzky Cup in Red Deer, Alberta, July 31-August…
Exposure Hockey All-Star Weekend Top 50 2008s
Each year, Matt Miles and the fine folks at Exposure Hockey put on one of the best events to catch high level bantams from the Northeast and this year we…