USA Hockey says it has long recommended the ... players in all levels of tournaments that the IIHF runs. The WHL mandated neck protection in November. The NHL has yet to pass any mandate for ...

This week, USA Hockey has mandated neck protection guards for players under 18. That policy will go into effect Aug. 1. BACKGROUND: USA Hockey will mandate neck laceration protection for players ...

Yesterday USA Hockey announced they would be mandating neck laceration protection for all players under 18. Here in the F-M metro Youth Hockey organizations are weighing in on the recent mandate.

(WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- Local hockey groups are reacting to a new player-safety rule following a player's death overseas. A new mandate from USA Hockey says that beginning in August, all players under ...

USA Hockey approved a rule requiring youth hockey players to wear neck protection in practices and games beginning Aug. 1, according to a January statement. This ruling applies to programs in the ...

I think it is only a matter of time before it’s normalized at all levels.” USA Hockey issued a mandate in January saying that ...

However, the NHL and NHL Players’ Association have not made neck protection mandatory ... through the junior hockey system, and as we noted above, those leagues have mandated neckguards for ...

The hockey world endured a major tragedy ... chose to be safer by wearing cut-resistant neck protection. The AHL announced will now mandate cut-resistant neck protection for players and officials ...

Starting in August, more than 130 Minnesota youth hockey associations will mandate players ... skate blade sliced his neck during a game in England. Driving the news: USA and Minnesota hockey ...