Following the tragic death of Adam Johnson, the WHL has mandated neck guards.
The Western Hockey League has become the first major junior league in the Canadian Hockey League to mandate neck guards, effective Friday, November 3.
The CHL is comprised of the WHL, the Ontario Hockey League, and the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League .In a statement released by the WHL, they said “The Western Hockey League announced today the adoption of mandatory neck guard protection for all players, effective Friday, November 3 or as soon as the protective equipment is available to the Clubs.
This move comes not even one week since the tragic death of Nottingham Panthers forward Adam Johnson on Saturday. Johnson died after being cut by a skate blade while playing in an Elite Ice Hockey League game The 29-year-old appeared in 13 NHL games with the Pittsburgh Penguins during the 2018–19 and 2019–20 seasons. Johnson spent the first three years of his professional career in the Penguins organization, collecting four points in 13 NHL games over two seasons with Pittsburgh.
As a result of the horrific accident, the ripple effects on future safety legislation are already beginning to take shape. On Monday, the English Ice Hockey Association, the sport’s governing body for England and Wales,during “all on-ice activities” beginning in 2024. Now the WHL has followed suit, it will be intriguing to see which other leagues also adopt the mandate.
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