MILAN — There will be a big visual difference between hockey at the Milan Cortina Olympics and the version played in the NHL: Every player is required to wear a neck guard. "I haven’t worn a neck ...

The International Ice Hockey Federation has made neck guards mandatory at the Olympics and all of the federation’s levels of international hockey, The Associated Press reported Monday. The decision ...

SOUTH WINDSOR, Conn. — A day after professional hockey player Adam Johnson suffered a fatal cut to his throat during a game in England, Dan Sacco went out and ordered his 10-year-old twins new neck ...

Memorials to Adam Johnson will hang on the neck of every high school hockey player in America next season. The National Federation of High Schools (NFHS) revealed Thursday that it will mandate neck ...

Ever since the tragic death of former Pittsburgh Penguins forward Adam Johnson, there has been a massive debate in the hockey world regarding cut-resistant protection for players. Johnson died ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Youth hockey participants will soon be required to wear more protective gear when they go out on the ...

The International Ice Hockey Federation will now require players to wear neck guards during competitions like the Olympics, following the death of an American professional hockey player earlier this ...