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 ...

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 ...

USA Hockey announced last month that beginning ... The overwhelming majority of NHLers were against a full mandate for neck protection in a poll conducted by The Athletic in February.

Nylander appeared to be trying out some new equipment as the NHL continues to debate if the type of protection should be mandated ... hockey, have reignited discussions about the importance of ...

Washington is the latest NHL team to see a player try out neck protection following the tragedy, joining the Pittsburgh Penguins, who mandated neck ... in the Western Hockey League on Wednesday ...

The English Ice Hockey Association has made the use of neck protection mandatory beginning ... supply issues being the only reason that the mandate has not been put into immediate effect. " ...