Middlebury def. Woodstock, 5-0 (Jan. 18, 2023)
Posted on January 20, 2023
Midddlebury, VT – Neutral Zone and a good crowd was on hand to see the Middlebury Tigers skate past the Woodstock Wasps by a score of 5-0. Middlebury put pressure on Woodstock early in the first period but was unable to get the puck past freshman goalie #1 Dominic Palazzo. Woodstock settled into the game…
Vermont HS Boys: 100 Notables (Mid-Season)
Posted on January 19, 2023
Today marks the middle of the regular season. Neutral Zone scouts have been tracking players from all over the state and have composed a list of notable prospects from around the teams we have seen. Once the State Championships have been decided, we will release our Top 50 Rankings for Vermont High School players. For…
Vermont HS Power Rankings (Jan. 16, 2023)
Posted on January 16, 2023
We have seen all but five teams this year (Stowe, Harwood, Northfield, Woodstock, Milton). We will be seeing those teams very soon. This last week saw thrilling games with plenty of action. Most of these contests are very tight among the top teams. This week sees some movement among the teams with some creeping up…
Colchester vs. Rice ends 3-3 (Jan. 14, 2023)
Posted on January 16, 2023
Burlington, VT – Neutral Zone was in attendance for the Colchester Lakers vs. Rice Memorial Green Knights game at Leddy Arena on Saturday night. The teams had a back and forth, evenly matched game that ended up in a 3-3 tie. This was the third consecutive game that went to OT where NZ President and…
Rutland wins in OT, 3-2 over Burr & Burton (Jan. 11th, 2023)
Posted on January 13, 2023
Rutland, VT – We caught another Rutland thriller as they faced off against Burr & Burton at Spartan Arena. In the end, the Raiders came out on top with a sharp angle goal from junior Cameron Rider #23. Rutland improved to 6-3-0 on the season while the Bulldogs dropped to 3-5-0 but remains 13th in…
BFA-St. Albans outlasts Rice Memorial, 1-0 (Jan. 11th, 2023)
Posted on January 12, 2023
The 7th ranked BFA-St. Albans Bobwhites traveled to Cairns Arena to face off against the 4th ranked Rice Memorial Green Knights. This one would end up being close as expected with BFA playing a disciplined game where they consistently gained the red and got the puck deep. Rice had extensive possession in the second and…
Vermont HS Power Rankings (Jan. 9th, 2023)
Posted on January 9, 2023
Now that we are well into the season, we will be posting Power Rankings every Monday. This past week saw some prime time games with highly entertaining play. We made it to six games and most of it was close action, including a 4-3 overtime win for U-32 over Rutland in a battle of Raiders….
U-32 def. Rutland in OT thriller, 4-3 (Jan. 7th, 2023)
Posted on January 8, 2023
Rutland, Vermont- A large crowd of hockey fans was treated to a great Vermont D2 match up tonight at Spartan Arena in Rutland. Neutral zone was on hand to see this thriller that took overtime to decide the winner. In the first period, U-32 jumped on Rutland quickly with a goal by Camden Tatro with…
Hartford def. Lyndon, 11-2 (Jan. 7th, 2023)
Posted on January 8, 2023
Hartford Vermont – Neutral Zone was at the Barwood Arena in White River Junction on January 7th for the Lyndon Institute @ Hartford game. A good crowd saw Lyndon jump out to a 1-0 lead a little over a minute into the game. However, Hartford quickly regrouped and went on to score 11 unanswered goals…
Essex pulls away from South Burlington, 7-2 (Jan. 7th, 2023)
Posted on January 8, 2023
In what was sure to be a hard-fought battle between two D1 heavyweights, the Essex Hornets (5-0-0) pulled away in the third period against the South Burlington Wolves (5-3-0). This game features some of the top prospects in the state and was an excellent situation where they would be tested against each other. In the…