Each week, in one easy-to-find place, Neutral Zone will wrap up the week’s college commitments in a neat and tidy chart, complete with star ratings and links to player profiles, where subscribers can get access to all of our scouting reports on these players, as well as player rankings and more.
Click on each player’s name to be directed to their player profile.
How Star Ratings are Formalized
Weight of Star Rating
20% Historical Performance – how the player has performed 3 months prior and previous seasons
60% Current Performance – how has this player played the last 3 months
20% Projection – Translatable skills to be ready to play at the next level
Projection Based Star Rating
5 -Star – First Round NHL Draft Pick / Elite NCAA/CHL prospect
4.5- Star – Full Scholarship D1/ 1st Rnd CHL who makes an immediate impact at NCAA/CHL level
4.0- Star – Scholarship D1/ 2-3 Rnd CHL Draft player who will play as a freshman/rookie
3.5 Star – Solid D1/Mid Round CHL Draft player who will contribute but may take some time
3.0 Star – High-End D3 prospect or Low Round CHL Pick who could develop but is missing areas in his game
Division I Commitments
| Stars | School | Proj. Year | BY | Pos | Player | Team | League | GP | G GAA | A Sv% | PTS |
| 3.75 |  | 2022 | 02 | D | Thomas Messineo | Chilliwack Chiefs | BCHL | 12 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 3.75 |  | 2023 | 03 | F | Connor Smith | Springfield Jr. Blues | NAHL | 21 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 3.75 |  | 2023 | 02 | LW | Luke Strickland | Omaha Lanchers | USHL | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3.50 |  | 2022 | 01 | D | Vincent Corcoran | Wichita Falls Warriors | NAHL | 16 | 3 | 11 | 14 |
| 3.50 |  | 2022 | 02 | RW | Kienan Draper | Chilliwack Chiefs | BCHL | 12 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 3.75 |  | 2024 | 05 | D | Quinn McCall | Chicago Mission | HPHL 16U | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 3.75 |  | 2023 | 03 | D | Abram Wiebe | Chilliwack Chiefs | BCHL | 12 | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| 3.50 |  | 2022 | 01 | G | Owen Say | Salmon Arm Silverbacks | BCHL | 9 | 2.73 | 0.900 | |
| 3.75 |  | 2022 | 01 | G | Jack Williams | Waterloo Black Hawks | USHL | 11 | 1.97 | 0.924 | |
| 3.5 |  | 2022 | 01 | F | Dalton Bancroft | Trenton Golden Hawks | OJHL | 15 | 9 | 19 | 28 |
| 3.50 |  | 2023 | 02 | F | Jack Rogers | Steinbach Pistons | MJHL | 16 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 3.50 |  | 2022 | 02 | F | Quinton Pepper | Steinbach Pistons | MJHL | 16 | 14 | 8 | 22 |
| 3.75 |  | 2022 | 03 | F | Noah Hackett | Olds Grizzlys | AJHL | 22 | 18 | 17 | 35 |
| 3.50 |  | 2023 | 01 | F | Drew Montgomery | Tri-City Storm | USHL | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Division II/III Commitments
| Stars | School | Proj. Year | BY | Pos | Player | Team | League | GP | G GAA | A Sv% | PTS |
| 2.50 |  | 2022 | 01 | F | Drew Iannucci | Charlotte Rush | USPHL | 18 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| N/A |  | 2022 | 01 | LW | Baxter Kimball | NH Avalanche | EHL | 17 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 3.00 |  | 2021 | 01 | D | Matthew Herrick | New Jersey 87’s | EHL | 19 | 2 | 11 | 13 |
