EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The death of American hockey player Adam Johnson from a skate blade to the neck in a game in England is leading to further discussions about cut-resistant protection in ...
The American Hockey League President and CEO Scott Howson announced the the AHL Board of Governors unanimously approved a motion to mandate cut-resistant neck protection for all players and on-ice ...
The tragedy that took hockey player Adam Johnson's life has happened in the sport before — and while such incidents are rare, Johnson's death from a skate cut to the neck is spurring people and ...
USA Hockey is mandating neck laceration protection for all players under the age of 18, the latest development in the wake of the death of a player in England from a skate cut to the neck. Subscribe ...
Police in the U.K. arrested a man Tuesday for his involvement in the death of American professional hockey player Adam Johnson, after Johnson’s neck was cut by the blade of a hockey skate and he bled ...
BUFFALO, N.Y. — It took the NHL until 1979 to mandate helmets and goalie masks for new players. It wasn't until 2013 that eye-protecting visors became mandatory — grandfathered in for veterans, of ...
Although neck protector standards exist in Canada, only one independent study has evaluated the effectiveness of neck guards in preventing cuts to the neck. A 2015 study evaluated 14 commercially ...
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The death of American hockey player Adam Johnson from a skate blade to the neck in a game in England is leading to further discussions about cut-resistant protection in ...