Feature Stories
Abby Ruggiero Commits to Cornell for 2020
Posted on May 27, 2017
After fielding interest from several Division 1 programs, including Cornell, Yale, Harvard, Holy Cross, and Mercyhurst,15-year old prospect Abby Ruggiero of the Buffalo Regals announced via Twitter that she had made her decision to play NCAA Division 1 college hockey at Cornell University for the 2020 season. Inspired by older sister Emma (Buffalo State ‘19),…
National Player Rankings: Class of 2018
Posted on May 18, 2017
Neutral Zone is pleased to announce our final 2018 Class National Rankings. We released our first round of rankings at the mid-way point of the season, but after the conclusion of the season our scouts made changes and additions. We have ranked 100 players from throughout the US and Canada. The ranked players range from…
Minnesota High Performance Girls 15 Recap
Posted on May 11, 2017
Over the weekend of April 20-23rd Neutral Zone was at the Girls High Performance 15 Festival in Edina, MN. The festival features some of the youngest talent from across the state. Players were split up into 10 teams and represented their districts well. This write-up of top performers is only an indication of these players’…
National Player Rankings: Class of 2017
Posted on May 9, 2017
Neutral Zone is pleased to announce our final 2017 Class National Rankings. We released our first round of rankings at the mid-way point of the season, but after the conclusion of the season our scouts made changes and additions. We have ranked 120 players from throughout the US and Canada. The ranked players range from…
Tier 1 U19 Nationals Top 45
Posted on April 25, 2017
Neutral Zone attended the USA Hockey Tier 1 Nationals the week of April 6th-10th in Rochester/Macomb, Michigan. After following the qualifying teams throughout the season, major improvements were visible in a majority of the players. At the U19 level, NZ was privileged to watch the best of the best. These players showed maturity and poise…
Tier 1 U14 Nationals Top 40
Posted on April 19, 2017
Neutral Zone attended the USA Hockey Tier 1 Nationals the week of April 6th-10th in Rochester/Macomb, Michigan. After following the qualifying teams throughout the season, major improvements were visible in a majority of the players. At the U14 level, our scouts felt that while there are some young prospects who are Division 1 caliber, the…
Tier 1 U16 Nationals Top 45
Posted on April 18, 2017
Neutral Zone attended the USA Hockey Tier 1 Nationals the week of April 6th-10th in Rochester/Macomb, Michigan. After following the qualifying teams throughout the season, major improvements were visible in a majority of the players. The U16 division was filled with upsets and excitement all week long. We thoroughly enjoyed the elite level and the…
CCM High Performance 16&17 Festival Recap
Posted on April 12, 2017
Minnesota’s High Performance Festival was in action the weekend of March 31st – April 2nd in Plymouth, Minnesota. It played host to some of the best 16 and 17-year-old players across the state of Minnesota. From Roseau to Warroad, Moorhead to Bemidji, St. Cloud to Brainerd, Red Wing to Northfield, and the entire Twin Cities…
PWHL Final Four Recap
Posted on April 3, 2017
Neutral Zone spent the weekend of March 24-26th at the Provincial Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) Final Four. The four teams represented were: Oakville Jr. Hornets, Toronto Jr. Aeros, Durham West Jr. Lightning, and Mississauga Jr. Chiefs. Mississauga was ranked 7th in the league but upset the Whitby Jr. Wolves in their final series to get…
Q&A with Tim Manastersky, Head Ontario Scout
Posted on March 21, 2017
After Jess Cameron was hired as the Director of Women’s Hockey in May of 2016, she began her international search for qualified scouts to build the women’s scouting team. Of the eight-member scouting team, Tim Manastersky was hired as Neutral Zone’s Head Ontario scout, in charge of staffing, coordination, and reporting for the entire region….
