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Nipissing picks up 4 commits

Posted on December 29, 2020

Between December 22nd and 23rd, Nipissing University announced 3 commitments for next season, and one commitment for the 2022 season. Ashlyn Zaharia is a 5’9’ left-shot forward from Balmoral Hall who will join Nipissing in 2021. She picked up 18 points in 20 games last season and was noted by Neutral Zone as “a very…

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Borgiel to wear purple in 2022 at Holy Cross

Posted on December 22, 2020

Casey Borgiel (Little Caesars, D, 2022) to Holy Cross The Michigan native has played for the Little Caesar’s since 2017 as a U14 player. On December, 19th, 2020, Borgiel announced her commitment to trade in the orange jersey and put on purple at The College of Holy Cross in 2022. Borgiel has tallied 7 reports…

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RNS Team Evaluation

Posted on December 16, 2020

On December 13th, 2020, Rothesay Netherwood School (RNS) played an exhibition game against a boys U15 AAA team. RNS was very dominant in this game and ended in a 3-0 win. It was clear that the RNS players have highly developed hockey IQ, tripping up the opponent with their positioning and playmaking abilities. The following…

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UVM picks up Lewis for 2022

Posted on December 11, 2020

Kaylee Lewis (Dallas Stars U19, F, 2022) to University of Vermont Kaylee Lewis is from Mckinney, TX and has played for the Dallas Stars Elite since she was a U14 player. The 5’7” left-shot forward is now a member of the U19 team and announced today, December 11th, 2020, her commitment to the University of…

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Durham West Jr. vs Whitby Jr.

Posted on December 8, 2020

Neutral  Zone caught up with some Canadian hockey, watching Durham West play Whitby from November 22nd. The teams played 4 v 4 and cleared the zone rather than relying on whistles. The stream was good quality and it was easy to follow numbers on both teams. We found the level of play to be high and…

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Quinnipiac rises to 6th in Recruiting Class Rankings with addition of Kate Helgeson

Posted on December 7, 2020

Kate Helgeson (Roseau HS, F, 2021) to Quinnipiac Quinnipiac will add forward, Kate Helgeson from Roseau, MN. Quinnipiac already had a very strong recruiting class, ranked 8th by Neutral Zone. With the addition of Helgeson, Quinnipiac jumps to the 6th best recruiting class for 2021. Helgeson has 8 reports on neutralzone.net and was ranked 12th…

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NIT U19 2020

Posted on December 1, 2020

From October 15-18th, Neutral Zone attended the NIT held in Minnesota.  Teams from across the United States competed in the U16 and U19 divisions. The following report evaluates 40 of the top U19 players that were scouted. Players are in no particular order beneath their respective letter grades.   A Kirsten Simms #27 (Honeybaked U19, F, 2022,…

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NIT U16 2020

Posted on December 1, 2020

Neutral Zone attended the NIT held in Minnesota Oct 13-15.  Teams from across the United States competed in the U16 and U19 divisions. The following report is a report of 42 U16 players from the games that were scouted.   Players are in no particular order beneath their respective letter grades. A Sedona Blair #1 (MSP Black, G,…

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