Tonight another NHL superstar has joined the group of players now wearing neck-guards.
Superstar Defenseman Joins Others In Wearing Neck-Guards
Tonight during the Buffalo Sabres game fans and media noticed a massive star now wearing neck protection. Rasmus Dahlin has joined many other players in wearing a neck-guard after the Adam Johnson tragedy.
Rasmus Dahlin is wearing the neck protection tonight.
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Dahlin is the biggest star to this point to wear a neck-guard in response to the tragedy. As more teams play games in the coming days we will have to see if it becomes a trend.
Mandatory Neck-Guards
The WHL announced earlier today that they would be mandating neck-guards starting on Friday for all teams.
The WHL announced today the adoption of mandatory neck guard protection for all players, effective Friday, November 3.
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The NHL cannot officially mandate players to wear neck-guards due to the CBA. They can strongly recommend it though. During the upcoming offseason there will likely be a rule put in place to mandate the use of neck-guards in the NHL as well as most other leagues in the world.
Do you wear a neck-guard when playing hockey?
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