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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Although neck protector standards exist in Canada, only one independent study has evaluated the effectiveness of neck guards in preventing cuts to the neck. A 2015 study evaluated 14 commercially ...

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 ...

Most NHL players have worn neck protection on the ice at some point in his career, most often while playing in leagues where it’s mandated — such as major junior leagues in Canada — or in ...

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 ...