A Deep Dive into Next Season’s First-Year NCAA Division I Players With the addition of the University of Delaware, there are now 45 programs across the five divisions of NCAA…
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Team USA Captures Gold at the 2025 Women’s World Championships
Witten by: Frank Mills Women’s Hockey Scout, Neutral Zone Another chapter in the historic rivalry between the United States and Canadian women’s national teams played out in Czechia this year…
On a Golden Path: What You Need to Know About Clarkson Star Haley Winn
The PWHL draft is coming up this summer after what will likely be another spectacular finish to their second season in action. More top tier women’s hockey talent is ready…
Hockey’s Newest Chapter: How The PWHL Is Impacting The Next Generation
By Jackson Scherger The launch of the PWHL in Jan. 2024 officially kickstarted a new era in professional hockey, providing a next step for highly skilled women’s hockey players to…
FREE Article: National Title Game Highlights Diversity of Development Pathways
The thrilling conclusion of the 2024-2025 NCAA women’s hockey season saw the top two teams in the nation once again going head to head in a dramatic national title game….
NEPSAC Championships 2025: Featuring 50 Players!
Neutral Zone had scouts in attendance for all three NEPSAC Championship games hosted by Taft. The games were well played, and had elite prospects showcasing their talents. Congratulations to New…
2024-2025 NZ Women’s Prep Yearly Awards
Our New England scouts have put together yearly awards for the 2024-2025 season! Below, we will announce our picks for MVP, Top Forward, Top Defenseman, Top Goalie, and Rookie of…
FREE Article: JWHL Announces End of Year Awards 2025
The Junior Women’s Hockey League announced on Thursday, March 13 their end-of-year award winners. NAHA’s Mikah Keller, Philadelphia Junior Flyer Ava Thomas, and Northwood’s Sophia DeAnzaris and Oceanne Thiffault-Michel all…
Hockey’s Newest Chapter: How The PWHL Is Impacting The Next Generation
The launch of the PWHL last January officially kickstarted a new era in professional hockey, providing a next step for highly skilled women’s hockey players to showcase their skills for…
FREE ARTICLE: The Making of Kayle Osborne: From Backyard Rinks to the PWHL’s Bright Lights
The Making of Kayle Osborne: From Backyard Rinks to the PWHL’s Bright Lights Kayle Osborne is a name you’ll want to remember. The rookie goalie for the New York Sirens…
FREE: Emperor Hockey Academy
Introducing Emperor Hockey Academy at Penguin Hall: Athletics and Academics Unite. Emperor Hockey Academy is a new AAA program offering a unique pathway for female high school athletes to excel in…
FREE: NCAA Women’s Hockey: Fifteen First-Year Skaters to watch this Season
It’s always exciting to get to know the new first year players coming on campus every September, but this year seems just a little extra special. Some of the players…
What Scouts Look For: Player Edition
The Neutral Zone staff take incredible pride in our work and we love what we do. Throughout the course of the season, we often get asked by players, parents, and…
January Commitments: Two 3.75 Star Players Highlight
January’s Commit list is a short one, as NCAA and Usport Universities are nearing a full roster. But rest assured, many are still holding a few spots open to see…
December Commits: Six European Players Highlight this Month’s College Commitments
December’s Commit list is very international and is highlighted by 11 Canadian players, 6 European players, and 5 Americans. The European players are a sign that the game is growing…
The Landscape of Women’s Pro Hockey
It has now been a week since puck drop on a new era of women’s professional hockey. And to tell the truth, it’s been an exciting week. On January 1st,…
USA Selects U18 Camp Preview
As the USA Hockey Player Development Camps for 15/16/17’s, we now begin the U18 Selects Camp to determine who will done the USA sweater and represent their country in International…
Nela Lopušanová: The 14 Year Old Who Dominated the IIHF U18 Women’s World Championship
By Nicole Haase Nela Lopušanová burst into collective consciousness at the 2023 IIHF U18 Women’s World Championships in Östersund, Sweden in mid-January when she scored a beauty of a “Michigan”…
U18 Worlds USA/CAN Pre-Tournament Report
The IIHF U18 Women’s World Hockey Championship is set to take place in Madison, WI from June 6th-13th, 2022. After the cancellation of last year’s event, we are thrilled to…
From the Archives – Beijing 2022 – Canada vs. United States
With Neutral Zone’s expansion into women’s hockey in 2017, we began writing amateur scouting reports on female players born in 1999 or later. There are a total of 8 players…
Neutral Zone’s 40 for 4
This is 40 for 4. The following are a list of 40 of the top girls’ high school hockey players throughout the State of Minnesota in the four years since…