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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ice hockey’s governing body is to make protective neck guards mandatory at the Winter Olympics next year. The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) announced in December 2023 that it would change ...

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 ...

In the wake of the on-ice death of Adam Johnson, former NHL star T.J. Oshie embarked on a mission toward increasing usage of neck guards to keep players safe. He used his company Warroad as a means to ...

In an effort to bolster safety precautions entering the 2025-26 ice hockey season, the NJSIAA moved to increase enforcement of its neck guard rule by tweaking it. Players caught by the officials ...

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 ...