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NCAA Recruiting: Do Stats Matter?

Posted on June 12, 2017

After every college hockey season, our analytics team looks over the freshman class and analyzes their output. There are several reasons as to why but mainly we do it in an effort to evaluate our ratings and rankings, to analyze the NCAA recruiting classes and update our algorithm. We also strive...

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Mass HS D2/D3/D4 Report Top 225

Posted on March 10, 2024

In the first two months of the MIAA season, we focused most of our time on watching every Division 1 team – which we were able to accomplish for the third straight season. For our February report, we looked to match last year's output and scouted most of the teams that were over .500 across Divis...

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GTHL U18 Three Game Report: 26 Players Evaluated

Posted on February 23, 2024

Neutral Zone had scouts in attendance for three games in the GTHL 18's league from January 30th to February 18th where we were able to get 26 player evaluations. See each report below sorted by game date, team, and last name. All evaluations are based solely on the performances of the individual ...

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Mass HS January 2024 Report Top 256

Posted on January 29, 2024

It is that time of year again: we are now done with two months of MIAA hockey and we've been pounding the pavement and pulling down major bandwidth while watching video. For this first report we focused primarily on D1 schools and saw every single one of them at least once. We also saw a few cont...

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EHL Showcase Top 130

Posted on January 23, 2024

Neutral Zone attended the EHL Showcase in Newington, CT, from Monday, December 11-13. We had one scout in attendance and saw most of the teams play. We did not evaluate both CT teams, Seacoast or PHC. The event was well organized and attended by NCAA and non-NCAA (Club) coaches. The report ha...

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Groton-Lawrence Holiday Tournament (NE Prep): 88 Player Evaluations

Posted on January 12, 2024

Neutral Zone was in attendance at the 49th Annual Groton-Lawrence Holiday Tournament, which featured top New England Prep teams. The tournament took place from December 14-16 and saw Holderness defeat Groton by a score of 7-4 to win the championship. Each player below has been given a grade base...

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RSEQ Defi #2 M18 D1: 39 Player Evaluations

Posted on January 7, 2024

Neutral Zone was in attendance at the second RSEQ Defi event for the M18 D1 level. The tournament took place from December 7-10 in Boucherville, Quebec. Many of the players in this report are eligible to be drafted to the QMJHL in 2024. Each player below has been given a grade based solely on the...

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CSSHL U18 Prep Edmonton Showcase: 103 Prospect Evaluations

Posted on December 21, 2023

Neutral Zone was in attendance at the River Cree Arena in Edmonton, AB, for the CSSHL U18 Prep Edmonton Showcase, which took place from December 7-10, 2023. The games at this event were regular season CSSHL games and thus counted towards league standings. This event featured some of the top playe...

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Get to Know Non-NCAA (Club) College Hockey

Posted on December 13, 2023

By Brian Murphy This article was published free thanks to the support of HockeyGear Pro-Shop who do a lot of work for team orders with non-NCAA and NCAA teams. Great Prices! Before the internet and cell phones, I heard rumors about ACHA (Club) hockey at Colleges. Arizona State played Arizo...

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NAHL Showcase: Top 468

Posted on November 16, 2023

Neutral Zone had three scouts in attendance at the NAHL Showcase in Blaine, Minnesota. Our scouts watched parts of every game, and all 32 teams played four games over the course of four days from September 13-16, 2023. Below are the top players from the event. Grades are based solely on a player'...

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