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 ...

In 2024-25, a total of 396,525 youth players were registered with USA Hockey. All of them, effective Aug. 1, 2024, were required to wear neck protection during games and practices following a new USA ...

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 times, we've seen some devastating and tragic ...

Players entering the NHL in the 2026-27 season and beyond will be required to wear cut-resistant neck guards as part of the new collective bargaining agreement between the NHL and NHL Players’ ...

The AHL announced that neck protection is mandatory for all players, meaning the San Jose Barracuda must wear neck guards throughout the season. This is a significant development in player safety, and ...

Joona Koppanen will usually stand out in just about any room he enters. At 6-foot-5, he is a hard fellow to miss. But even in the realm of the Pittsburgh Penguins dressing room, which is stocked with ...

Players entering the NHL will be required to wear neck guards starting with the 2026-27 season, according to The Daily Faceoff's Frank Seravalli. Any player with one game played before the 2026-27 ...

In the wake of the on-ice death of Adam Johnson, former NHL star T.J. Oshie embarked on a mission toward increasing usage of neck guards to keep players safe. He used his company Warroad as a means to ...

In an effort to bolster safety precautions entering the 2025-26 ice hockey season, the NJSIAA moved to increase enforcement of its neck guard rule by tweaking it. Players caught by the officials ...

Players will wear neck guards at the 2026 Winter Olympics for the first time, the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) has confirmed. The rule change follows the death of Nottingham Panthers ...