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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. — All high school hockey players will now be required to wear neck protectors when they step onto the ice this winter. The National Federation of State High School Associations ...
(AP) - 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 ...
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