After fielding interest from several Division 1 programs, including Cornell, Yale, Harvard, Holy Cross, and Mercyhurst,15-year old prospect Abby Ruggiero of the Buffalo Regals announced via Twitter that she had…
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National Player Rankings: Class of 2018
Neutral Zone is pleased to announce our final 2018 Class National Rankings. We released our first round of rankings at the mid-way point of the season, but after the conclusion…
Minnesota High Performance Girls 15 Recap
Over the weekend of April 20-23rd Neutral Zone was at the Girls High Performance 15 Festival in Edina, MN. The festival features some of the youngest talent from across the…
National Player Rankings: Class of 2017
Neutral Zone is pleased to announce our final 2017 Class National Rankings. We released our first round of rankings at the mid-way point of the season, but after the conclusion…
Tier 1 U19 Nationals Top 45
Neutral Zone attended the USA Hockey Tier 1 Nationals the week of April 6th-10th in Rochester/Macomb, Michigan. After following the qualifying teams throughout the season, major improvements were visible in…
Tier 1 U14 Nationals Top 40
Neutral Zone attended the USA Hockey Tier 1 Nationals the week of April 6th-10th in Rochester/Macomb, Michigan. After following the qualifying teams throughout the season, major improvements were visible in…
Tier 1 U16 Nationals Top 45
Neutral Zone attended the USA Hockey Tier 1 Nationals the week of April 6th-10th in Rochester/Macomb, Michigan. After following the qualifying teams throughout the season, major improvements were visible in…
CCM High Performance 16&17 Festival Recap
Minnesota’s High Performance Festival was in action the weekend of March 31st – April 2nd in Plymouth, Minnesota. It played host to some of the best 16 and 17-year-old players…
PWHL Final Four Recap
Neutral Zone spent the weekend of March 24-26th at the Provincial Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) Final Four. The four teams represented were: Oakville Jr. Hornets, Toronto Jr. Aeros, Durham West…
Q&A with Tim Manastersky, Head Ontario Scout
After Jess Cameron was hired as the Director of Women’s Hockey in May of 2016, she began her international search for qualified scouts to build the women’s scouting team. Of…
US National Women’s Hockey Team vs. USA Hockey
A battle that has been brewing for over a year has finally spilled over this week when the National Women’s Hockey team, very publicly, called out USA Hockey for…
NE Prep D2 Final: Worcester v. Gunnery
Neutral Zone headed to Andover Academy for the Division 2 Prep Championship game on Sunday, March 5, 2017 between Worcester Academy and The Gunnery. Worcester won 5-3 and controlled…
NE Prep D1 Final: New Hampton v. Kent
Neutral Zone headed to Andover Academy for the Division I Prep School Final. Both teams showed up and played a good game. New Hampton scored their game winner with…
Press Release: Women’s Hockey Launch
Press Release For Immediate Release: March 6, 2017 Media Contact: Jess Cameron, Director of Women’s Scouting, 802-989-3133, jcameron@neutralzone.net Neutral Zone, LLC launches first-of-its-kind women’s hockey scouting website Site covers top…
NCAA DI Analytics: What makes a DI player?
While Neutral Zone is best known for its scouting, news and rankings, we also provide analytics for coaches, players and parents. In this study we aim to identify what…
Inside NZ: Roxy Stang
The inside Neutral Zone series provides a behind the scenes look at who our scouts are, and why they were selected to join the NZ scouting team. Below, we…
Minnesota State Hockey Tournament Class A Top 30
Neutral Zone spent February 22-25th at the Minnesota State Girls’ Hockey Tournament. An incredible event that rewards high school players for their hard work and successes over the season. It…
Minnesota State Hockey Tournament Class AA Top 30
Neutral Zone spent February 22-25th at the Minnesota State Girls’ Hockey Tournament. An incredible event that rewards high school players for their hard work and successes over the season. It…