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 ...

Over the years, the hockey world has made significant strides in player safety – specifically in implementing effective equipment to mitigate serious injuries. One of the more recent examples is the ...

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, ...

Patrick Damp is a web producer for CBS Pittsburgh. A Pittsburgh native who grew up watching KDKA-TV, Patrick studied journalism at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. After half a decade in sports ...

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 ...

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 ...

The American Hockey League has officially announced that all players and on-ice officials will be required to wear cut-resistant neck protection. The AHL Board of Governors voted unanimously for the ...

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 ...

DENVER (AP) — At first, the protective undershirt resembling a mock turtleneck was hot and uncomfortable. It even caused Jayson Megna's visor to fog up. But the journeyman hockey player stuck with ...

GRAND FORKS — More than half of UND's players began wearing neck protection during last weekend's series at Minnesota Duluth. The undershirts with turtlenecks arrived in Grand Forks on Thursday and ...