11-year-old hockey player barely escapes death after taking skate to the neck
An 11-year-old Wyoming boy narrowly escaped death after taking a skate to the neck during a hockey game Sunday.
Neck guards remain optional for Penguins and all NHLers
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 ...
Tom Fitzgerald makes impassioned case to NHL GMs for cut-resistant equipment after son’s close call
The Devils GM's son Casey got 25 stitches in his throat area after a skate-blade cut in an AHL game in December.
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'Saved his life': Wyoming family thankful for safety changes after skate slices son's neck
A Wyoming family is thankful for safety changes made by USA Hockey that required every player to wear a neck guard, following ...
Devils GM To Mandate Neck Guards After Son’s Close Call
Regardless of NHLPA or CBA negotiations, the New Jersey Devils may be mandated by their general manager to wear neck guards.
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Neck Guard Saves The Life Of 11-Year Old Hockey Player
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 ...
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Adam Johnson's tragic death saves a young hockey player.
The hockey world was shaken to its foundations in October of 2023 when a horrific on-ice incident claimed the life of former ...
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Devils’ Fitzgerald talks skate cuts with fellow GMs at annual meetings
Casey Fitzgerald was wearing a cut-resistant neck guard, which is mandated in the AHL, but the skate sliced him above the ...
Skate cut protection gets an emotional hockey dad endorsement at the NHL GMs meeting
Cut-resistant protection is mandated in the U.S. and Canada at youth levels and up through the minors but not required at the ...