MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - High school hockey players across the country, including Minnesota, will be required to wear neck guards for all games starting in the 2024-25 season. The measure was one of five rules proposed by the National Federation of State High School Associations Ice Hockey Rules...
High school hockey players across the country, including Minnesota, will be required to wear neck guards for all games starting in the 2024-25 season.
MINNEAPOLIS— All high school hockey players in the United States will have to wear neck protectors next season in the aftermath of a Minnesotan's death. The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS)announced the mandate on Thursday. Players must wear the protector at all times...
Skate slaying: Arrest made after hockey player dies An arrest has been made after a hockey player's neck was slashed by a skate blade during a match. Adam Johnson was playing for the Nottingham Panthers in a challenge cup game against the Sheffield Steelers when he suffered the skate cut ...
On Friday (Nov. 3), the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL), which overlooks the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL), said all nine CJHL-member leagues unanimously approved the decision. “Effective immediately, the use of certified protective neck guards during all on-ice activities, including...
USA Hockey announced Sunday it would require neck guards for all players younger than 18. Coach Joe Kaufman says half the players on his eight-and-under Stillwater girls hockey team already wear them, and more want to. "Player safety is always paramount," he said. ...
Kevin Brown, a minor hockey linesman in Ontario, had his carotid artery cut by a skate while attempting to break up a fight during a hockey game on December 29, 2009. Since the incident the Ontario Hockey Association has made neck guards mandatory for all on-ice officials as of February ...
"It’s incredibly heartbreaking what happened last week and sadly this tragic accident may have been preventable had the teams been required to wear neck guards,” she said in a statement released Friday. Benjamin Edward “Teddy” Balkind, 16, a member of the hockey team at the private...
Watch the latest from ITV News - The English Ice Hockey Association will make neck guards for players mandatory from the end of December after Adam Johnson died following a "freak accident".
The Panthers have also announced the creation of an official fundraising page to raise money for the Love for Hibbing and Hockey Memorial Fund - established in Johnson's memory. Around Sky Other Sports Upgrade to Sky Sports Other Sports