Over the years, the hockey world has made significant strides in player safety – specifically in implementing effective equipment to mitigate serious injuries. One of the more recent examples is the ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By STEPHEN WHYNO (AP Hockey Writer) USA Hockey is mandating neck laceration protection for all players under the age of 18, the latest development in the ...

DENVER (AP) — At first, the protective undershirt resembling a mock turtleneck was hot and uncomfortable. It even caused Jayson Megna's visor to fog up. But the journeyman hockey player stuck with ...

The thought comes in flashes, sudden reminders. When a player gets checked into the bench and his legs dangle over the boards. When someone goes hard to the net, trips over a stick and goes soaring ...

USA Hockey is mandating neck laceration protection for all players under the age of 18, the latest development in the wake of the death of a former Pittsburgh Penguins player in England from a skate ...