Canadian hockey players, including former Olympian Hayley Wickenheiser, are calling for increased neck protection in the NHL. While neck guards are mandatory in some leagues, they are not required in the NHL. Winnipeg Jets interim head coach Scott Arniel expects the NHL to address the issue following past incidents of serious neck injuries.
Wickenheiser is a four-time Olympic women’s hockey gold medallist who completed medical school after her playing career and currently works as an assistant general manager for the Toronto Maple Leafs.
She says the risk is far too great not to wear neck protection, even if it doesn’t pass the “cool factor.”Neck guards are not mandatory in the NHL. The Ontario Hockey League and Quebec Major Junior Hockey League mandate players to wear neck guards.Winnipeg Jets interim head coach Scott Arniel says he expects the NHL to look into the use of increased protection.
Arniel was a forward for the Buffalo Sabres when his teammate, goalie Clint Malarchuk, took a skate blade to the neck on March 22, 1989. Malarchuk survived the life-threatening injury but suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder. Former Montreal Canadiens forward Richard Zednik survived a similar incident in 2008.
Jets centre Mark Scheifele expects there to be several conversations about increased neck protection in the coming days. He says the protective gear can be restrictive and sees wearing a neck guard as an individual decision.
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