The league and union strongly emphasized wrist sleeves ahead of last season, according to Daly.
WATCH ABOVE: The WHL is making neck protection mandatory for its players. Will the NHL follow suit? University of Calgary sports injury researcher Paul Eliason weighs in on using neck guards in professional hockey. – Nov 4, 2023The New Jersey Devils star goes to battle every night looking for any potential edge in a sport that, at the highest level, has razor-thin margins.
The NHL has no such rule — it would have to be collectively bargained with the NHL Players’ Association — but deputy commissioner Bill Daly hopes a time comes where that’s the case. Neck guards were already mandatory in two of Canada’s three top junior leagues — the Ontario Hockey League and Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League — prior to the incident in England. The Western Hockey League followed suit last November, while the International Ice Hockey Federation subsequently made neck protection mandatory at its tournaments.
The league has seen some scary moments involving skate blades. Buffalo Sabres goaltender Clint Malarchuk survived a cut to his neck in 1989. More recently, Edmonton Oilers winger Evander Kane suffered a deep cut on his wrist in November 2022.Montreal Canadiens captain Nick Suzuki got a look at the latest models of cut-resistant equipment at the recent player media tour.
“Guys are pretty committed to whatever they’re using,” he said. “You see guys … they’ve had the same shoulder pads or shin pads for 15 years.”
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