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An 84-game schedule, tweaks to the long-term injured reserve rules, and the elimination of the players' dress code are among ...
READING, Pa. — Ice hockey players under the age of 18 will soon have another piece of equipment to wear. "The new ruling about the neck guards is basically that everybody has to — actually I ...
The new NHL CBA is set to begin on Sept. 16, 2026 and runs through Sept. 15, 2030. Including the coming season, that gives ...
Most of the changes to the NHL’s collective bargaining agreement with the NHL Players’ Association won’t be visible on the ice.
Players entering the NHL will be required to wear neck guards starting with the 2026-27 season, according to The Daily ...
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 ...
Now, in Wyoming, a neck guard has saved the life of an 11-year old hockey player, Carter Lein, who was cut to the neck while playing in a game in one of the scariest moments of his life for him ...
After a fatal incident across the pond last season, the American Hockey League mandated the use of neck guards, a move the Tucson Roadrunners said they support. In August, the AHL’s Board of ...
The Coachella Valley Firebirds, and every team in the American Hockey League, have a new piece of apparel as part of their game-night uniform during the 2024-25 season. And that new addition is a ...
Protective equipment has been a hot topic at every level of hockey since the death of Adam Johnson in October 2023 after his neck was cut by a skate blade during a game in England.
The American Hockey League will require all skaters and on-ice officials to wear approved cut-resistant neck protection, starting in 2024-25.