As many in the Northland mourn the tragic death of Hibbing native and former UMD Bulldog Adam Johnson, the incident has also re-ignited the debate over whether neck protection should be required in ...

A closer look at the neck guards, designed to fit around the player’s neck and built with cut-resistant material to prevent accidental slices from a skate blade, among other things. David Buchanan ...

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 ...

When hockey players lace up their skates, they don't often ponder the risk posed by the razor-sharp blades attached to their feet. Dr. Michael Stuart has thought about it for years, as both a hockey ...

To the naked eye, it just looks like Dylan Coghlan is wearing a mock turtleneck under his pads, like European hockey players of old, Alexei Yashin or Tomas Plekanec. It’s not for style. Anything but.

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 ...

In the wake of former NHL player Adam Johnson’s death from an injury suffered during a game in England in late October, many expected that USA Hockey would mandate the use of neck guards. Instead, on ...

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

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 ...

Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Marcus Pettersson has warm memories of Adam Johnson. One in particular stands out. Johnson’s first and only NHL goal. During a 7-4 road win by the Penguins against the ...

The International Ice Hockey Federation announced Monday it is making neck guards mandatory for all levels of competition in the tournaments it runs, including the Olympics and men's and women's world ...