{"id":84709,"date":"2023-12-04T23:37:38","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T23:37:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.estaql.com\/adam-johnson-death-neck-guards-to-be-made-compulsory-in-international-ice-hockey-matches-world-news\/"},"modified":"2023-12-04T23:37:38","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T23:37:38","slug":"adam-johnson-death-neck-guards-to-be-made-compulsory-in-international-ice-hockey-matches-world-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/estaql.com\/seo\/adam-johnson-death-neck-guards-to-be-made-compulsory-in-international-ice-hockey-matches-world-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Adam Johnson death: Neck guards to be made compulsory in international ice hockey matches | World News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Neck guards will be compulsory at international level for ice hockey players after Adam Johnson’s death.<\/p>\n

The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) said all its events – including the Olympics<\/strong>, and the men’s and women’s world championships – will now feature the protection for players.<\/p>\n

It follows Johnson’s death during a Nottingham Panthers match in October after the 29-year-old was struck in the neck by an ice skate.<\/p>\n

A man arrested on suspicion of manslaughter in connection with Johnson’s death has been released on bail<\/strong> pending further inquiries.<\/p>\n

In a statement, the IIHF said, following a recommendation from its medical committee, it “has decided to mandate the use of a neck laceration protector… at all levels of IIHF competitions”.<\/p>\n

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The exact date for the IIHF neck guard mandate to go into place is still to be determined, based on the supply of neck guards available.<\/p>\n

The federation added: “Until the rule officially goes into effect, the IIHF continues to strongly recommend that neck laceration protectors are worn by all players performing in an IIHF competition.”<\/p>\n

In the wake of Johnson’s death, the English Ice Hockey Association said neck guards will become compulsory during “all on-ice activities” from the start of 2024.<\/p>\n

Canadian Hockey League leagues has also made neck guards mandatory.<\/p>\n

The protective equipment – which wraps around a player’s neck – has not been made mandatory in the Elite Ice Hockey League<\/strong>, of which the Panthers are a member, nor in America’s National Hockey League (NHL).<\/p>\n

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Syracuse Crunch forward Cole Koepke – a friend of Johnson – has started wearing a neck guard in the wake of the Nottingham Panther’s player.<\/p>\n

He told CBS Minnesota: “It doesn’t bother me to wear the neck guard, so I don’t see a reason not to wear it.<\/p>\n

“It just seems like the right thing to do.”<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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