The International Ice Hockey Federation is mandating neck protection at all levels of IIHF competitions, it said in a statement Monday. The equipment mandated, neck laceration protectors, are ...

USA Hockey is mandating neck laceration protection for all players under the age of 18, the latest development in the wake of the death of a player in England from a skate to the neck that has ...

Over the years, the hockey world has made significant strides in player safety – specifically in implementing effective equipment to mitigate serious injuries. One of the more recent examples is the ...

The American Hockey League has officially announced that all players and on-ice officials will be required to wear cut-resistant neck protection. The AHL Board of Governors voted unanimously for the ...

Nearly a month after Adam Johnson’s death, the question persists: How do we prevent another hockey player from dying after a skate comes in contact with their neck?It’s a multi-front process, ...

Center Jayson Megna, front, playing for the Colorado Avalanche in the first period of an NHL preseason hockey game against the Dallas Stars Monday, Sept. 23, 2024, wears a cut-resistant neck protector ...

USA Hockey is mandating neck laceration protection for all players under the age of 18, the latest development in the wake of the death of a player in England from a skate to the neck that has ...

SEATTLE – If history tells us anything, the transition of NHL players to wearing neck protection on a broad scale won’t happen overnight. But if history really does tell us anything, it most certainly ...

Patrick Damp is a web producer for CBS Pittsburgh. A Pittsburgh native who grew up watching KDKA-TV, Patrick studied journalism at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. After half a decade in sports ...

USA Hockey is mandating neck laceration protection for all players under the age of 18, the latest development in the wake of the death of a player in England from a skate to the neck that has ...