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USA Hockey to require neck guards at youth level beginning this summer
Over the weekend, USA Hockey officially voted to make neck guards a requirement at the youth level starting this summer. “Any of the incidents that have happened over the last couple years have been terrible tragedies,” said Charles Wasilewski, pro shop manager at the Northford Ice Pavilion. This past fall, former NHL player Adam Johnson was killed by the blade…
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USA Hockey to require all youth players to wear neck guards
After a number of fatal and non-fatal incidents on the ice, USA Hockey will require all youth hockey players to wear neck guards.