Neutral Zone scouts have been working diligently to cover the New England Prep School league. Our aim was to evaluate each prep team at least once before our mid-term rankings….
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CSSHL East West Challenge: 37 Player Evaluations
Neutral Zone attended the CSSHL East West Challenge in St-Roch-de-l’Achigan, Quebec, from February 6–8. The event featured 14 teams from across Eastern and Western Canada, with the Western programs demonstrating…
Graham Neil Tournament: 17 Players Evalauted
The 2026 Graham Neil Hockey Showcase was held February 5–9, 2026 at Pat Burns Arena in Stanstead, Quebec, featuring several top Canadian high-school and prep programs competing in a short…
New England Prep Rankings. 2007s, 2008s, 2009s. 280 Players Ranked by Date of Birth
Headed by Director of US Scouting, Brian Murphy, NHL NZ Head Scout, Ian Moran, and New England Director, Ed Besinger, we collaborated with our New England Scouts to prepare a…
PG Winter Classic 15U & 16U: 187 Players Evaluated
PG Winter Classic 15U Neutral Zone evaluated the PG Winter Classic U15 tournament, held at various rinks around New Jersey from January 23rd to 25th. The host Woodbridge Wolfpack dominated…
T1EHL Detroit 15U & 16U: 203 Players Evaluated
T1EHL Detroit 15’s Neutral Zone attended the T1EHL Detroit 15s tournament from Friday, January 16th to Sunday, January 18th, 2026. Games were held in Taylor and Dearborn, Michigan. This report…
Canadian Crown U15 AAA: 128 Players Evaluated
The Northern Alberta Xtreme hostrf the Canadian Crown U15 AAA Tournament in Devon, Alberta, from January 15-18, 2026. This tournament attracts teams from across North America to compete for the…
NCAA Commitments: Feb. 2 – Feb. 8
With Neutral Zone being the go-to place to stay up to date with commitments around the hockey world, here is the latest installment of players who have committed to the…
NE Pack BK Selects 15U & 16U Showcase: 87 Players Evaluated
The Bishop Kearney Selects hosted NE Pack weekend, which was the last regular-season showcase for the 2025-26 Northeast Pack Hockey League before playoffs. In the 15U division, Pack league teams…
NE Prep: Eight Games – 93 Player Evaluations
January 9th 2026 – St. Andrew’s College (4) @ Frederick Gun School (5) In the game on January 9, 2026, Frederick Gunn School beat St. Andrew’s College 5–4 in overtime…
GOHL: Three Games – 31 Players Evaluated
January 10th 2026 – St. Catharines Falcons (5) @ Brantford Titans (2) In a high-scoring game at the Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre, St. Catharines defeated Brantford. Andrew Kennedy and Treyson…
NCDC: Three Games – 29 Players Evaluated
January 16th 2026 – Universel College Quebec (3) @ Woodstock Slammers (7) On January 16, 2026, Quebec Universal travelled to face the Woodstock Slammers, who dominated the game and won…
MN-HS: Two Games – 22 Player Evaluations
January 13th 2026 – Sartell-St. Stephen High School (4) @ St. Cloud High School (0) Neutral Zone was on site at the St. Cloud Municipal Athletic Complex to watch the…
EHL: Three Games – 34 Players Evaluated
January 27th 2026 – HC Rhode Island (4) @ Express Hockey Club (13) Express HC defeated HC Rhode Island 13-4 in a high-scoring game that featured 17 goals. Ville Bodin…
CSSHL: Three Games – 39 Players Evaluated
January 25th 2026 – Edge School U15 Prep (3) @ Northern Alberta Xtreme U15 Prep (9) On Sunday, January 25th, the Edge School U15 Prep team travelled to Devon, Alberta,…
ABU18: Two Games – 24 Player Reports
January 18th 2026 – Lloydminster Lancers U18 (9) @ Airdrie Bisons U18 (2) Lloydminster Lancers U18 dominated on the road on January 18th, 2026, defeating the Airdrie Bisons U18 9–2….
GOHL: Four Games – 42 Players Evaluated
January 9th 2026 – Chatham Maroons (4) @ Listowel Cyclones (5) Chatham visited Listowel in a tightly contested game. Listowel led 3-0 before Chatham tied it 4-4 late in the…
Lawrenceville Invitational NE Prep: 76 Players Evaluated
Neutral Zone attended the Lawrenceville Invitational in Lawrenceville, NJ, from December 19–21st 2025. This report contains player evaluations and grades based exclusively on this showcase. Belmont Hill Emmet Aufiero #8…
Steve Richey U16 & U18 Tournament: 151 Players Evaluated
The annual Steve Richey Tournament brought together top U16 AAA and U18 AAA hockey teams from across Ontario for four days of competitive round-robin play followed by playoff games and…
MJHL: Selkirk (3) @ Winkler (5) – 10 Player Evaluations
Neutral Zone attended the January 13th matchup between the Winkler Flyers and the Selkirk Steelers. Winkler built a 2-0 lead that briefly turned into a one-goal deficit before Niklas Gudmundson…
Quebec M18AAA: 4 Games – 37 Player Evaluations
This a report from the M18 Quebec AAA league, with games ranging from January 10th to January 29th 2026. While many of the players are 2026 QMJHL draft eligible, stand-out…