BREAKING: First NHL Team Mandates Neck Guards Following Adam Johnson's Passing

The passing of Adam Johnson has led many teams and leagues to re-evaluate their approach to safety equipment. Today one NHL team has made a massive announcement in the name of player safety.

Today it was announced that the Pittsburgh Penguins will be the first team to mandate neck guards for their players. The mandate will only affect the AHL and ECHL while NHL players will be recommended highly to wear them.

Per Mike Sullivan, the Penguins will mandate neck protection for their AHL and ECHL teams.

No hard mandate can be made at the NHL level but they will heavily recommend such a measure.

This is likely the first in a domino effect that will end in many hockey leagues around the world including the NHL mandating neck guards.

As Mike Sullivan says the mandate at the NHL level cannot begin yet but look for an offseason vote to add this into the player and owner agreement.

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31 OCTOBRE \| 132 ANSWERS BREAKING: First NHL Team Mandates Neck Guards Following Adam Johnson's Passing Will the NHL make neck guards mandatory?
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