Currently, the PWHL doesn't mandate the usage of neck laceration protectors (also known as neck guards), although they do strongly recommend them. Since the death of ice hockey player Adam Johnson ...

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 ...

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 ...

Jeanine Leech/Icon Sportswire via Getty In the wake of Adam Johnson’s death, the English Ice Hockey Association has announced that it will require players to wear neck guards beginning next year.

but it has yet to become a mandate in the world’s most popular hockey league. NHL general managers are joined at the GM Meetings where the topic of neck guard mandates is being discussed.

It happened half a world away, but the shocking death of Adam Johnson, who had his neck severed by a skate during a game in ...