New Jersey was one of the first states to mandate the wearing of protective neck guards in high school hockey, according to ...

Neck guards, such as this one worn by T.J. Oshie, will be mandatory at the Winter Olympics. Patrick Smith / Getty Images The International Ice Hockey Federation has confirmed to The Athletic that neck ...

Erik Karlsson, Lars Eller, Ryan Graves and Marcus Pettersson opted to wear neck guards during practice Thursday at the UMPC Lemieux Sports Complex. This comes days after former Penguin Adam Johnson ...

It looks like Matthew Knies will be adding to the cut-resistant equipment he currently wears during hockey games. The Toronto Maple Leafs forward was wearing a hockey baselayer shirt from Warroad, ...

Players will wear neck guards at the 2026 Winter Olympics for the first time, the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) has confirmed. The rule change follows the death of Nottingham Panthers ...

Nov 20 (Reuters) - The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) will make neck guards mandatory for players at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, a spokesperson for the governing body told ...

The International Ice Hockey Federation has introduced a new uniform requirement for the 2026 Winter Olympics. Per Julian McKenzie of The Athletic, hockey players participating in the Winter Olympics ...

The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) has made it clear it wants to protect players participating in its events, and beyond. According to multiple reports, the governing body is making neck ...

May 17—The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) announced Thursday that all high school hockey players will be required to wear neck laceration protectors beginning next season ...