BREAKING: IIHF Finally Makes a Decision Concerning Neck Guards
Following months of waiting, it looks like the IIHF finally came to its senses concerning player protection.
IIHF Makes Neck Guards Mandatory for World Junior Championship an U-18 Tournament
Darren Dreger reported on X that the Internation Ice Hockey Federation decided to make neck guards mandatory for the WJC and the U-18 championship.
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He added that no decision has been made yet for the World Championship.
"The @IIHFHockey has agreed to make neck protection mandatory for the World Junior Hockey championship and the Men's U18 championship. A final decision still has to be made on the Men's and Women's World Hockey Championships."
This is a ground breaking advancement in hockey, and we can only hope that other organizations will do the same!
More to come.
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2 DECEMBRE | 106 ANSWERS BREAKING: IIHF Finally Makes a Decision Concerning Neck Guards Do you think they made the right call? | ||
| Yes | 74 | 69.8 % |
| No | 32 | 30.2 % |
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