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

A 63-year-old man captured on surveillance video driving away from a bank robbery admitted Wednesday that grabbed an unarmed security guard by the neck and threatened to kill him unless the teller ...

During Capitals practice Thursday, forward Tom Wilson also wore a base layer shirt with neck protection.

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 ...

The death of hockey player Adam Johnson from a skate blade cut to his throat has renewed debate over whether there needs to be uniform standards and mandates for neck guards and other safety ...

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 ...

Do professional hockey leagues require neck guards? The IIHF’s new neck guard mandate applies to the Olympics and men’s and women’s world championships but not to professional leagues such ...

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 ...

Interest in cut-resistant neck guards is surging: "That could be one of the positive things that might come out of this terrible tragedy," said Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan.

Pittsburgh Penguins management made neck and wrist guards mandatory for their minor-league affiliates (including the ECHL’s Wheeling Nailers) last season. That mandate came into being after ...

A day after professional hockey player Adam Johnson suffered a fatal cut to his throat during a game in England, Dan Sacco went out and ordered his 10-year-old twins new neck guards. Colton and Har… ...

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 from the ...