Prep/HS
MN HS: Moorehead @ St. Cloud Cathedral
Posted on February 13, 2020
Moorehead @ St. Cloud Cathedral; 2/7/20 Friday night gave us a great Out State matchup with #1 (A) St. Cloud Cathedral hosting a #4 (AA) Moorhead squad. The defending (A) State Champions from St. Cloud are not to be taken lightly, even to a top AA team as they already beat #1 (AA) Andover earlier…
Boston Imperials Academy Hires Lizzotte as U15 Coach
Posted on February 12, 2020
The Boston Imperials Hockey Academy announced this week that Jon Lizzotte has been hired to coach the U15 Boys Academy Team for the upcoming 2020 season. Lizzotte has spent the past five seasons with the Northern Cyclones and Cyclones Academy program, serving as their midget hockey director as well as coaching and building the NCDC-Premier-Elite-U18-U16-U15-U14…
McEachern Hired To Lead Boston Imperials U16 Team at Matignon
Posted on February 5, 2020
When the Matignon varsity hockey program collapsed this past fall, it left a major dent in one of the region’s most well-renowned “hockey schools.” Two weeks ago, the Boston Imperials announced a new venture along with Matignon, creating a new full-season academy program that will be based out of the school. The Imperials will field…
Report: Chris Nagy Out at BB&N
Posted on February 1, 2020
Chris Nagy is out as head coach at BB&N in Cambridge, Mass., according to a report by The New England Hockey Journal. Nagy seemingly confirmed the news with a tweet on Friday. BB&N had one win this season over North Yarmouth Academy. According to The New England Hockey Journal, the school made the decision after…
Avon Old Farms Christmas Classic: Top 100
Posted on January 31, 2020
Neutral Zone attended the Avon Old Farms Christmas Classic right before Christmas. Eight teams played for the championship: Kent, Tabor, Gunnery, Berkshire, St. Paul’s, Loomis, Trinity-Pawling and Avon. Kent School took the title over Gunnery as Matthew Perryman scored the ultimate game winner unassisted. We saw each team play at least two full games and…
MN HS: Warroad vs. Roseau
Posted on January 23, 2020
For those of you who aren’t highly familiar with Minnesota High School hockey, all you need to know is that these teams don’t care for each other. The Roseau/Warroad rivalry is the biggest in Minnesota High School hockey in most people’s eyes. The two small towns are located nearly 21 miles away from each other…
Mass HS Report 1: Top 230
Posted on January 22, 2020
Talent Runs Deep in Mass HS in 2019-20 This is our second season providing comprehensive coverage of Mass HS and we have added more scouts since last season and seen 25+ games in just over a month. We’ve profiled all of those with recaps on our site, but our main goal in watching these games…
St Sebastians Holiday Tourney : Top 50
Posted on January 10, 2020
The weekend of Friday, December 20th thru Sunday, December 22nd a few members of our NZ team were able to cover the highly skilled and talented St Sebastian’s Xmas tourney in Needham, Massachusetts. Some very young, elite talent on deck but there were also several NHL prospects at this event that made for it to…
E.G. Watkins: Top 25 Players Ranked
Posted on January 6, 2020
Neutral Zone attended games on Saturday and Sunday of the Edward G. Watkins Invitational hosted by Cushing Academy. Their rink, while cold, is one of the best venues in all of NE Prep Hockey. The teams in this year’s field included Cushing, Canterbury, Dexter, Governor’s, Lawrence, New Hampton, Stanstead and Thayer. Lawrence Academy defeated Dexter…
Merrimack College Prep School Cup: Top 40 Players Ranked
Posted on January 6, 2020
Neutral Zone spent Sunday checking out the new showcase at Merrimack College. Teams included Shattuck St. Mary’s, Mount Academy, Nichols School, Northwood School, Kimball Union, St. Andrew’s College, Gunnery and Culver. There were no rosters or any information on several schools upon arrival but we gathered info and ranked the top 40 players. This list…