EIHA to make neck guards mandatory from 2024 following death of Adam Johnson

Johnson has died after a “freak accident” during a game in England on Saturday.

 The English Ice Hockey Association will make it mandatory to wear a neck guard during "all on-ice activities" from the start of 2024 in a change to regulations following the death of Nottingham Panthers player Adam Johnson.

The 29-year-old American was playing in a Challenge Cup match at the Sheffield Steelers when he reportedly suffered a slashed neck following a collision.