Feature Stories
Ontario Development U16
Posted on August 3, 2017
Neutral Zone attended the 2017 Ontario female development camp from July 20th-23rd. The U16 camp featured four teams made up of 12 forwards, 6 defenders, and 2 goalies each. Every team played one game on each of the four days. This camp was an excellent opportunity to get eyes on the young talent that Ontario…
USA Hockey U18 Player Development Camp
Posted on July 30, 2017
Neutral Zone attended the USA Hockey U18 player development in St. Cloud, MN from July 16th through the 21st. The camp showcased some of the best 180 players in the country with the exception of the top 66 players who were showcased in June at the U18 select camp. There were 10 teams present in…
USA Hockey U15 Player Development Camp
Posted on July 26, 2017
Neutral Zone attended the USA Hockey player development camp from July 9th-12th in St. Cloud, MN. The camp featured the best 216 players, born in 2002, in the United States. There were 12 teams composed of 10 forwards, 6 defensemen, and 2 goalies, who alternated teams. The level of talent and competition was very impressive….
USA Hockey U18 Select Top 66
Posted on July 7, 2017
Neutral Zone spent the week of June 24-30th in Biddeford, ME to scout the USA Hockey Girls U18 Select Camp. The camp featured the best 66 female players under the age of 18 in the US. There were 24 defense, 36 forwards, and 6 goaltenders invited. The players were broken up into 4 teams, each…
NAPS Select Showcase
Posted on July 6, 2017
Neutral Zone covered the Selects Showcase the weekend of June 24th through June 27th that took place in Rochester, NY. All of the games were played at the Bill Grays Regional Iceplex. The games consisted of two 24 minute running time periods. There were 10 teams in the tournament with girls between the birth years…
University of Minnesota Camp
Posted on July 4, 2017
The University of Minnesota hosted their annual girls hockey clinic on their campus at Ridder Arena, home to the Gopher Women’s team. There were two teams of 18 players and 5 goalies total that participated in the week-long clinic. The camp included practices, dry land training, goalie training, and games. Neutral Zone attended 3 games…
High Performance Girls 15: St. Cloud
Posted on June 22, 2017
The High Performance 15s were in action again June 9th through the 11th in St. Cloud Minnesota. St. Cloud played host and welcomed the best 102 girls from all over the state. There were six teams made up of 17 players each. It was an excellent chance to see the highest caliber players competing against…
The Shock Doctor Tournament Recap
Posted on June 19, 2017
The 2017 Shock Doctor Tournament took place the weekend of June 9th-11th in Minnesota. At this tournament, Neutral Zone focused on the 14’s age group. All games were played at Braemar Arena in Edina with the exception of the Championship games, which were played in New Hope. Each game began with a shootout. There was…
Rush Hockey: The Show 2017 Recap
Posted on June 15, 2017
The weekend of June 1st through June 4th, Neutral Zone covered Rush Hockey in Brampton, Ontario. There were 33 teams in the showcase. Each team was made up of 18 players with birth years ranging from 1999-2003. This was a great display of uncommitted prospects, and a good place to discover the diamond-in-the-rough type players….
Independent Classic Recap
Posted on May 31, 2017
From May 18th to the 21st, Neutral Zone was back in action watching even more talent in Minnesota for the annual Independent AAA Hockey Classic. There were several age groups, but Neutral Zone focused on the Girls 16U throughout the weekend. The tournament took place at multiple arenas including Minnesota Made (in Edina), Richfield, Bloomington, and…
