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 ...

MILAN (AP) — 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 ...

Neck guards are a small piece of hockey equipment that aren’t always widely used, but they’re very effective when it comes to player safety. And neck guards have become a topic of discussion from the ...

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 ...

In 2024-25, a total of 396,525 youth players were registered with USA Hockey. All of them, effective Aug. 1, 2024, were required to wear neck protection during games and practices following a new USA ...

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 ...

Hockey fans have noticed neck guards at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Here’s why both men’s and women’s players are wearing them. The 2026 Winter Olympics are currently underway, and hockey fans around ...

In the New Year, both the NHL and NCAA will discuss making neck guards for hockey players mandatory. That's after the death of hockey players injured in games the last two years. A tragic hockey ...

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 ...