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FREE: 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 Arizona in front of nine thousand…

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Cracking The NESCAC/DIII Recruiting Code

Posted on April 30, 2023

NESCAC/DIII Athletic Recruiting: An Inside Look from a Coach Murphy Our VP and Director of US Men’s Scouting Brian Murphy was a hockey coach for 20 years at Tufts University with 18 years as Head Coach. He was the 2012 NESCAC Coach of the Year and led the Jumbos to a NESCAC Final Four in…

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Recent Trends Showing More Top CHL Prospects Heading South

Posted on March 7, 2023

News broke yesterday from Dubuque, IA that the Fighting Saints (USHL) signed Liam Kilfoil (Salisbury School), a skilled forward out of New Brunswick to a tender. In the junior world this means he’s committing to play at Dubuque next season and Dubuque is committing a roster spot to him. While it is not uncommon for…

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USHL Tenders: Who signed Tender Agreements from 2012-2017 and the results that followed

Posted on May 7, 2022

This research was originally posted on April 19, 2018

USHL Tenders: Who signed Tender Agreements from 2012-2017 and the results that followed

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NTDP Camp: A Review of 00-03’s

Posted on March 22, 2022

After two days of the 2022 NTDP Evaluation Camp in Plymouth, MI where the countries best young prospects battle for spots on the US National Team, we decided to take a look back at our rankings and evaluations from the 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 NTDP Camps. Where are those players now? Where did they…

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Transfers, Trades and Transactions: A Study of Player Movement in Junior Hockey

Posted on December 24, 2020

December 16th marked the NCAA Football Early Signing Day in the US; which is the day where nearly all of the blue-chip prospects from around the country pick the college of their choice. Some do it next to friends and family and others do it in an elaborate way. The most common approach is placing…

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Quadriceps Contusions with Dr. Abene

Posted on September 10, 2020

Dr. Abene is a board certified Orthopaedic Surgeon. He did his Sports Medicine Fellowship at Stanford where he worked directly with the head team physicians for the San Francisco 49ers and Giants. He is currently the head team physician for the San Jose Sharks AHL affiliate, the San Jose Barracuda. He is also a volunteer…

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ACL Injuries with Dr. Abene

Posted on August 19, 2020

Dr. Abene is a board certified Orthopaedic Surgeon. He did his Sports Medicine Fellowship at Stanford where he worked directly with the head team physicians for the San Francisco 49ers and Giants. He is currently the head team physician for the San Jose Sharks AHL affiliate, the San Jose Barracuda. He is also a volunteer…

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Shoulder Separations with Dr. Abene

Posted on July 31, 2020

Dr. Abene is a board certified Orthopaedic Surgeon. He did his Sports Medicine Fellowship at Stanford where he worked directly with the head team physicians for the San Francisco 49ers and Giants. He is currently the head team physician for the San Jose Sharks AHL affiliate, the San Jose Barracuda. He is also a volunteer…

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Gary Roberts Blog: Anti-Inflammatory Nutrition

Posted on June 28, 2020

The following article was written by Gary Roberts, NHL veteran forward who now owns and operates Gary Roberts Training Roberts will contribute more information to Neutral Zone readers. Click here to access Gary’s at-home training programs delivered on the Gary Roberts training app. Neutral Zone readers earn 10% discount when applying Neutral Zone promo code NZ10 at…

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