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

There will be a big visual difference between hockey at the Milan Cortina Olympics and the version played in the NHL: Every ...

Auston Matthews shares his view on Olympic neck guard rule after Adam Johnson incident.

There will be a big visual difference between hockey at the Milan Cortina Olympics and the version played in the NHL: Every ...

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 ...

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 neck ...

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 ...

TORONTO — Every night in the NHL’s Situation Room, the game loggers – the heartbeat of the hockey operations staff – manually clip and color code hundreds of sequences from every contest. Purple is ...

Cut-resistant neck protection is now a mandatory accessory at all International Ice Hockey Federation games. It has added a ...

Warning: This story contains a graphic photo of a skate-cut wound. MANALAPAN, Fla. — Tom Fitzgerald and his wife, Kerry, were sitting in the bar of a Legal Sea Foods in New Jersey eating dinner on Dec ...

Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Marcus Pettersson has warm memories of Adam Johnson. One in particular stands out. Johnson’s first and only NHL goal. During a 7-4 road win by the Penguins against the ...

DENVER — At first, the protective undershirt resembling a mock turtleneck was hot and uncomfortable. It even caused Jayson Megna's visor to fog up. But the journeyman hockey player stuck with wearing ...