(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 ...

Brighton, N.Y. (WHAM) — A new piece of safety gear will soon be required for youth hockey players. This week, USA Hockey has mandated neck protection guards for players under 18. That policy ...

When Ed Crouch debuted his neck guard, A Toronto Star story from the time noted that four young hockey players had already died from neck injuries. The phone at the Crouch household began to ring ...

When Mark Munday slid into the boards during a hockey game in Winnipeg last Sunday, he says he took a second to make sure he felt OK and his head was fine. Then, the 14-year-old's attention quickly ...

Neck guards are being worn by players at an ice hockey club in Kent following the death of a player. Adam Johnson of Nottingham Panthers was fatally hit in the neck by a skate during a match on 28 ...

Streed said he stopped wearing a neck guard as a high school player as it was no longer required at that level. Minnesota Class AA and A high school hockey do not follow Minnesota Hockey rules as they ...

While neck guards are in discussion for the league, the PWHL will have many on-site protections for players throughout ... of Chief Medical Officer with Hockey Nova Scotia.

Nottingham Panthers forward Adam Johnson was playing at the Utilita Arena in Sheffield when he was fatally injured A coroner has called for neck guards in ice hockey to be compulsory following the ...

The English Ice Hockey Association, which governs the sport below the Elite League, reacted to Johnson's death by requiring all players in England to wear neck guards from the start of 2024. A ...

The English Ice Hockey Association announced on Monday that the use of neck guards will be mandatory for all players beginning on Dec. 31, with anticipated supply issues being the only reason that ...

The U.K. hockey team officially ... forward who died after his neck was cut by an opponent’s skate during a game over a year ago. “Adam was a top player, but he was an even better human ...