Players entering the NHL will be required to wear neck guards starting with the 2026-27 season, according to The Daily ...

The NHL follows the AHL, which required all players and on-ice officials to wear the protective equipment beginning this past season.

The WHL, OHL and QMJHL all made neck guards mandatory in the wake of Johnson’s death. The AHL and USHL both followed suit before the start of the 2024-2025 season.

Neck guards are a small piece of hockey equipment that aren’t always widely used, but they’re very effective when it comes to player safety. And neck guards have become a topic of discussion ...

He said they have been selling a lot of neck guards since Johnson’s death, just as they did in 2022 when a Connecticut 16-year-old, Teddy Balkind, suffered a fatal cut to the throat.

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 ...

Neck guards are not mandatory at the NHL level, but are at other levels of hockey like the Canadian Hockey League, the Western Hockey League, ...

USA Hockey announced Sunday it would be mandating neck guards for players under 18 following the death of Minnesota native Adam Johnson. To stream KARE 11 on your phone, you need the KARE 11 app ...

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Neck guards have become a major part of hockey in recent times, and now, wearing one has thankfully saved the life of a young hockey player. In recent NEWSLETTERS ...

Neck guards to be required in international hockey games following death of Adam Johnson 02:10. A day after professional hockey player Adam Johnson suffered a fatal cut to his throat during a game ...