The English Ice Hockey Association has announced that all players must wear neck guards from the start of next year, and the Pittsburgh Penguins, Johnson’s former NHL team, are mandating neck ...

Interest in cut-resistant neck guards is surging as amateur and pro hockey players alike look for ways to ensure their safety. In some places, the gear quickly sold out after Johnson's death.

Washington Capitals forward T.J. Oshie wore a neck guard in a game against the New York Islanders on Thursday night. Here’s what you need to know: T.J. Oshie was on the ice in warmups Thursday ...

Neck guards to be required in international hockey games following death of Adam Johnson 02:10. A day after professional hockey player Adam Johnson suffered a fatal cut to his throat during a game ...

T.J. Oshie wore a neck guard shirt in Thursday’s Capitals-Islanders game, making him one of the first NHL players to take that step since Adam Johnson’s death.

When news of Adam Johnson's death began to spread around the hockey world, so, too, did talk of protective neck guards. That includes in the Nashville Predators' locker room. Johnson, a former NHL ...

Neck guards will be mandatory from Jan. 1 for all on-ice activities. The EIHA said it was its “strong recommendation” that all players start wearing a neck guard, effective immediately.

They already had neck guards, which are required for youth hockey in the state, but Sacco said he took another look at them after Johnson’s death in October. “They were small,” he said.