Should Neck Guards be Mandatory for all Hockey players?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ต.ค. 2023
- I really wanted to bring this to the forefront of our discussion, especially since I've seen alot of people getting off track with what really matters. I don't think anyone ever wants to see a situation similar to Adam Johnson again, so let's try and fix it.
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not raising your skates on purpose into another players body/neck should be mandatory.
Exactly!
It is
It is
Yeah I'm pretty sure people aren't playing hockey to murder. It's some sort of freak accident that puts this into reality... You have knives on your feet...
Yep the player who killed adam is a dirty player idc what is excuse is it never justified his leg going up that high to kill adam hes dirty and deserves to get released and never play again 🤦🏾🤦🏾 in any other sports he would have been banned
Why they haven’t been mandatory since Malarchuk is beyond me.
Is that the dude who got his jugular cut
@@wennieandthebuttyes
Even teddy balkind should’ve been a huge example
@@starrs6208 yea I agree with you like it’s happened before. Like I’m sure it’s a rare occurrence but it’s a deadly occurrence
If I had to guess it’s because most goaltenders nowadays wear some sort of neck gear, and the NHL probably just assumed that would take care of it because an accident like this is more likely to happen around the goaltender where there is usually a lot of fast and dense traffic
Neckgurds wasn’t the problem. It was buddy doing the donkey kick to Johnson’s beck that did him in.
Bruh same, that shit didn’t even make sense for it to ever be an accident.
@@khangvinh4656dude even said he did it on purpose
Yea, you look everywhere and it's never mentioned how it happened... I wonder why?
@@Aidan_minotiiyou got a source for that claim? Because it can’t be found literally anywhere on the internet and sounds like total bullshit
@@user-pc3io5ji1o hey took the f*cking interview down
The worst part about his death in my opinion, is the fact that when his girlfriend was going through his stuff after his death, she found a ring...
Actually. That’s probably one of the worst times to die is when you’re about to propose
As someone who has had a wrist cut open by a skate that is far more dull than ones they would use in hockey, they would need a strong material to be able to stop a forceful skate. I've never been cut by anything as smoothly as I have that skate, and it took 5 minutes before I even realized I was cut and it was the blood that alerted me. I do think something needs to be done to prevent accidents like this, but it will not be easy to stop a skate.
They have developed neck guards that can stop a forceful blade at high speeds. They specifically use nylon and most popularly Kevlar that is very tough to break through. Kevlar is like chain-mill armor but shrunken down to a grain of rice. You may have also seen Kevlar in those knife protection glove videos.
@@just-a-pufferfish6844 100%. And you know that NHL players will get only the absolutely highest grade stuff. What's an extra thousand bucks to them, right?
@@slamsM6 You guys have no idea what you are talking about. Please stfu.
@@just-a-pufferfish6844Then again, that cannot be fun, nor comfortable to wear around your neck for 60 minutes of play.
Don’t get me wrong, I prefer things that protect the players over anything else, but idk. Neck guards would be a would thing to enforce
@@Shmoffy_ rollerblading is the solution
Them neck guards cant stop that skate blade. That POS purposely kicked Adam Johnson and should be put in jail.
They may prevent shearing trauma, and a little blunt force trauma.
@@Mikec80 They do nothing against blunt force, but a lot against a slash. A skate won't cut you if it hits a neck guard. However, most neckguards don't cover your entire neck. There's still a chance you'll get cut...
@@slamsM6 Gotta love when people who have never played hockey become the safety experts. Neck guards are garbage.
@@user-un4mu1hj5o I've been playing hockey for over 20 years
@@user-un4mu1hj5o currently they are at least I assume they’re as bad still from when I was a kid. but if they were made right with something like Kevlar and a breathable lining fabric it they could work just fine.
Rip to a real one… so sad what happened
He got a skate to the throat
@@hudsonyt2361 and I had to watch it all happen in front of me. I am still shaken up over it. Rest in Peace AJ #47
Yea a real free mason 👁️
@@DrewCaughtem you have mental issues, get that checked
@@Parak8nocareI am so sorry for you having to have saw that I hope you recover
We absolutely should. They can be thin and flexible but still protect you
I also think that they need cage helmets to protect the face like what happened to Johnny Boychuk
I don't think they need a cage, it blocks your view and your face doesn't have all that much blood in it. That is why neck guards exist because there are vital arteries there, your face doesn't have that
@@SAVAGE_YT should we get rid of hitting and fighting too while we’re at it?
@@revanxl5612nice strawman
@@revanxl5612hitting and fighting can’t cost you your life, a blade to the face or neck can. This isn’t over protecting, it’s trying to avoid deaths with a simple cage, don’t be a grandpa
His life wasn't lost, it was taken.
no otherwise the man who did it would have two lives ar eu 3 years old believe in magic or something where is the second life that was taken then huh cuz the other guy dont got two lives he has one he helped the other guy lose his life he didnt take it if h did he would have a second life but thats impossible
@@jasonanderson5034 Take your meds.
@@jasonanderson5034yeah dude are you good
@@jasonanderson5034ah sweet a schizo meltdown
@@jasonanderson5034 Absolutely brilliant absurdism comedy here. Well done.
As a kid they were always mandatory. At what point did we decide our necks were strong enough to take a skate blade?
When we became responsible enough to know that unless you fucking jump kick someone, the odds are really low!
@@billsfan7883 I’m sorry but if someone gave you a bowl of m&ms and said one of out of the thousand is poison and will kill you would you take one? Obviously not. Just cause the risk is low doesn’t mean it can’t and doesn’t happen on a rare occasion.
@@juiceboxer100 I would hard disagree with that. Both should be mandatory but you definitely get way more sticks to the eye area and picks than skates to neck. Also the players than are able to not wear are og usual. You won’t catch and up and coming being able to not wear it.
@@billsfan7883 stick to you’re own lane you obviously know nothing about hockey. Like you can’t even figure out your own sport you got bills fan and a Steelers player as your profile
@@billsfan7883 Who cares, it's still a danger!
Well ... I guess if opponents come at you with a karate kick to the neck with the obvious intention of severing ones jugular vein with their super sharp skate...... ya neck guards are necessary .
Wasn't intentional he legally checked another player then lost balance kicked his feet off the ice and hit him in the neck tragic accident
@@Warriorsforlifesince2004 It's so amazing you solved the case . Bullshit
@calebgill8546 My friend, I have played and watched hundreds of games, never have I seen someones leg go up like that. He didint want to kill him but wanted to hurt him 100%.
@@kevgoleft4235I’ve been checked and lost balance causing my legs to go like that. So I don’t know what the fuck your are talking about. You do weird things when trying to re gain balance.
@@kevgoleft4235 I can think of a hundred times when someone gets body checked and do backflips, frontflips, go through the fucking glass and could potentially slash someone anywhere. Alot of the time you even lose your helmet from a check. Intent to slash someone in the face or neck is criminal, are you out of your mind?
Authorities confiscated the skates as evidence. Probably going to prison.
I certainly hope so
I doubt it. He's protected.
Let’s hope so!
it's not going to prison because sending it to prison would be racist
@@valiko. Unfortunately, you could be right. 😳
Rest in Peace adam Johnson
The saddest thing is this happened to a goalie and a high school player before. The goalie survived but the high schooler died. There are also other examples in other places. We need to mandate neck guards. #MandateNeckGuards
no we dont adults can choose u cant control the world your entitled to think u have a say
i played in the game when the high schooler died. it was a scrimmage game just before our regular season in late 1975. there was a paramedic there, but the kid was gone at center ice. his last name was dragone. my teammate was rushing the puck and dragone stepped up to hit him at center ice and they both went down, getting tangled up. my friend stood up but accidentally hit his neck. there was no question of intent like this recent death. all we could do was watch in disbelief.
Shit was intentional, that mulingion needs to rot in jail
You sound crazy
@rollin8roblox well, he/she isn't crazy. His motion was intentional. The result may not be, but as crazy as it may sound to you, that doesn't matter.
If you intentionally swerve your car to push someone out if their lane and they end up getting into a wreck and dying, that's on YOU. Their death was YOUR fault. It doesn't matter if you intended to kill them. Your act was intentionally wreckless and the person died as a result and you should be held responsible.
Same thing here. He needs to be held responsible. Chalking it up to 'shit happens' is like spitting on his grave. Adam deserves better from the hockey world at the very least.
@@rollin8roblox dude this wasn’t like him accidentally stepping on his neck while he was on the ice. He kicked his foot up (what seemed like intentionally) and it hit his neck while he was on his feet. For your skate to be that high isn’t a coincidence.
@@rollin8roblox did you even watch the clip? No reason for his feet to be up high like that, he was trying to hurt that guy and he was successful
@@jimbosmith6327 he was checking another player at the time not even looking at Johnson and losing his balance in the process.
I really don't understand why people think neck guards in the nhl are stupid. I used to wear an athletic shirt with a neck guard collar underneath my gear that was extremely comfortable and I hardly noticed it while playing. They keep the players safer and help keep these scary life threatening neck cuts from happening again.
Doesn’t matter what u wear when it’s time to get sacrificed it’s a wrap pal
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I understand what you’re saying, but I’m so sick of seeing this misguided train of thought in today’s society.
I’m all for instituting rules to prevent another tragedy; but we’re having the wrong conversation. What happened to AJ was 💯 % intentional. I’m not saying the guy meant to kill him, but he absolutely meant to inflict harm. The hockey world should be looking to throw the book at this guy so as to send a message to NEVER do dumb shit like that again.
Not instituting a mandate for additional protective equipment due to one incident.
Punish the offender; not the offended.
@@Mike-hp3et Intentional or not, this sort of thing has happened several times by accidental contact, Players such as Malarchuk, and Zednik. Even though it doesn't happen often compared to other injuries, they are scary as shit when they happen.
There is simply no other solution to protect players by these injuries.
@@Mike-hp3etyou should always try to change processes not people. It's called Systemic Thinking
@@Mike-hp3etsure punish the person but also safety rulings for sports is needed if a neck guard would prevent someone from getting slashed then why wouldn't they make it mandatory I guess your sport had to be forced to wear helmets in the first place so who knows
Farewell even as a capitals fan this is one of the saddest things to happen 😢😢
Hockey has been played for over 100 years and this is the first time an incident like this has occurred. It was not a regular hockey play gone wrong. It was a blatant effort to injure. I think this is a knee jerk reaction.
It's literally not the first time obviously.. it happened in the NHL before.. it happened to a goalie that's why goalies wear neck protection
@@nonamesinenomine that was just bad luck. This guy did it intentionally
I thought that was the Bill Clinton kid in the thumbnail lmao 💀💀💀💀
When 0.0001% does 100% neck kicking
Rip Adam Johnson and terribly sorry to mark he really doesn't deserve this conflict
yea he was a adult who didn't wear a neck guard just like others should be allowed to do the same
Or just ban and arrest players who kick people in the neck maybe.
Exactly.
No one was kicked in the neck, it was an accident. It can happen as easy as someone being on the ground while you fall towards them. Also, arresting and banning someone won’t save the person who got hit by the blade.
@@ferst262 ok so show me clips of this happening? Have you not seen the video? He extended his leg towards his neck. What’s that called? What maneuver caused his leg to extend towards his neck. Your comparing this to someone falling on a skate. What are you talking about.
@@ferst262 arresting and banning him will make other players feel safe to play the game And think twice before extending their leg towards someone’s neck when they make a bad read.
@@colinobrien9263 it was an accident, no one out of beer leagues would ever even think of doing that on purpose, he does a weird move, of course he didn’t try to cut his neck… it was an accident, stop spreading misinformation.
And again, it can happen as easily as someone falling over and someone else falling towards them, we’ve already had a blade to the face recently, so let’s not wait till someone else dies to add such a minor change that actually saves lives
My maths teacher Jon fearnley was commenting for the Sheffield team he was shocked but the mad lad got back to teaching straight after still it’s sad that guy died
Wrong dude
Absolutely, I’m 12 and USA hockey has not made them mandatory. But after my dad told me that he said that he is making me wear one or I’m not playing hockey
Yes. USA hockey has always made them mandatory for U18. Your league just sucks for not enforcing it…
@@billsfan7883USA Hockey Rule 304, G:
“USA Hockey recommends that players wear a neck laceration protector, choosing a design that covers as much of the neck area as possible.”
Its a recommendation not a rule.
Same here
Are coach said he’d bench us if we didnt
@@billsfan7883 yeah I play for a league in Wisconsin and they are not enforcing it
@@SBKHLkneehockey-shortsas a 12 year old you shouldn’t even be on TH-cam. Your father should enforce that
Generally, exceptions shouldn't make rules. Countless nhl games have been played with only 3 players having been cut in the neck, and 2 surviving. Whereas guys get hit in the head regularly, so helmets are now mandatory.
Players being inconvenienced is worth even one life being saved, let alone the future lives this would save
"Lost"?!??? He was MURDERED!!
His neck was got cut real bad
@@FallsFn I know.. which is why he didnt "lose his life"... He was murdered, and his life TAKEN!
Exactly!
@@jmmywyf4lyfit wasnt murder
Have you ever watched hockey?
As a Steelers fan I was there on the night and it was a terrible freak accident. Went to all the tributes too RIP Adam Johnson
That was on purpose not an incident no way
stupidest takes on it...oh wait 97% of you morons thinks the same hahaha that proves the rule of 3% intelligents beings on earth surrounded my the rest of simpletons
I have never watched hockey but I feel so bad for what happened to him. I think the person who did it should be put in jail. R.I.P. to Adam Johnson.
i think u should be put in prison for thinking this guy should be held in jail and not prison what is wrong with u why do innocent drunks in the drunk tank aka jail deserve to be in there with a murderer when he could be in prison your sick why would u pick on homeless drunks and try and make them live with a murdereer when he could g to prison
new fear unlocked
Yeah. Being jump kicked by an angry person…
@@billsfan7883nobody was jump kicked
@@billsfan7883 or just falling down and anyone else falling into you… it doesn’t have to be a jump kick, it’s way easier to have a blade close to your neck in a lot of situations
@@mahockey3adam johnson was clearly
@mahockey3 the mans whose skate hit him in the neck did that intentionally there is no debate on it
Tomas Plekanec always wore it!
Good for him…
@@billsfan7883 yeah, showing it can be done, now we can make the rest wear them
Bye Adam 😢
I’ve heard that the whl has made neck guards mandatory. And last night I went to watch my local echl team play and half the players on the team were wearing neck guards
adman made the choice to not wear one it was always a choice forcing it is disrespectful to him
As someone who was 15 feet away from Adam (I have seoson tickets 3 rows behind the closest penalty box to Adam,.) when it happened I can say it wasn't on purpose MP got hit and lost his balance and when your on skates it's hard to balance. It really pisses me off that people actually think it was on purpose. I see no way they could charge MP for anything without an angry mob of Sheffield fans turning up at the police station.
Even Johnson's teammates said it was an accident. Anybody who actually knows hockey knows it was an accident. Alot of people saying it was murder have never laced up or even watched a game in their life. They just saw theor independent media source (who also never watched a game) say it was a blatant murder. Alot are also just racist
I went the the Minnesota Gophers vs Minnesota Duluth game after his passing (Adam played college at UMD) they did a whole tribute for him after the national anthem ❤ RIP Adam Johnson
It’s really sad that in todays game, with all of the rules added to protect players that this still happens. We will all remember you Johnson, forever.
No neck guards. Just arrest the only person that has only ever drop kicked another player.
I’m from Hibbing Minnesota where he grew up and he was the nicest guy ever😓😓💔
I’m a goalie and I don’t have a big say in this but we should wear neck guards it may not seem tough to but it saves life if it’s not tough to save lives idk what is
Why isn't one talking about how dude was kicked on purpose? It was murder. How about doing something about that!
kind of hard to kick someone on purpose when your checking another player & and back too Johnson and losing total balance as he did not get a solid check on that player.
@@donhimmelman1736 😂 you obviously doesn't didn't watch it. His leg was coming up before the check. Dude is known dirty player. Go back and watch the play there was nothing making his skate that high. Everyone who has played hockey before knows that wasn't a natural play or reaction. It was murder
@@ThePlanet428you and your comment are braindead
@@ThePlanet428why would anyone want to watch somone being killed?? Are you sick in the head?
How about we just dont let dirty players play hockey? The dude practically kicked him in the neck.
Agreed
HE DID KICK HIM AND MORE THAN ONCE.
THIS WAS INTENTIONAL AND CONSIDERED MURDER.
NO ONE WHO HAS EVER PLAYED HOCKEY, THINKS THIS WAS AN ACCIDENT.
*EXACTLY*
This won’t work tho, you won’t possibly know someone is dirty until they do something like this
@@MrSwiss6 WRONG! He is the dirtiest guy in the league and has been suspended multiple times for being a pos player. I wouldn't care if he broke his neck and his caregivers wiped boogers on his face for the rest of his life.
Idk about now but couple years ago when I still played I used my skate on my old neck gaurd to see how durable it was. It sliced almost immediately, was expecting more for it being a top tier one
Malmö redhawks in shl had an silent minute for him too as he played there for a bit.
Bro the kick had have been intentional
it was the gut that did is known for doing it, hes cut someones cheek open with the exact same move
RIP❤Just a horrifying incident and prayers go out to his family
“incident” yeah he got murdered
As a fellow Sheffielder when you said Nottingham 😂😂
R.I.P. Adam
Kicking someone with skates on should be illegal
Obviously it is, but this is something that can and has happened on accident. So we should be looking for solutions to minimize that chance
Murder is illegal in the United States and Canada.
@markkulyas2418 just saying it looked intentional. If not, it's definitely reckless
Illegal, but with our mental health epidemic, barely even a deterrent.
Is no one gonna talk about the fact that it was murder? It was not an accident, it was murder.
Nope. The skin color makes that irrelevant…
@@billsfan7883 tf are you even taking about you racist grandpa. It was an accident
@@billsfan7883shut up looser, you always make it about race, hypocritical since “race shouldn’t be brought up” but then do this shit when someone dies. how old are you, 60? my god.
@@ferst262it was clearly not an accident. Even if it was it would still be manslaughter. Seem like you are the racist one here having something against whites
@@Michelle-vu3fe it was an accident
In Sweden it’s illegal to not wear it
Tough one, it happens but is rare.
Seems in this case there was at least some intentionality.
When I heard about this, I thought the player must have been on the ice, seeing the video I was shocked.
Why are people obsessed with forcing grown men to protect themselves? You wanna wear it wear it, if you don’t you don’t.
@Michelle-vu3feyou can kill or injure someone else by not wearing a seatbelt, that's different than doing something that will only affect yourself
@Michelle-vu3feany crash thats at like 90kph+ you ever get into will also make sure ypu cant stand then lol
Like bruh just wear the seatbelt
Probably not, but what should be mandatory is life in prison for the guy that did this, raising your skate 4 feet in the air and doing a kick like you’re Bruce Lee is murder
or prison for all the clowns throwing defamation and false accusations against him....is he in jail yet if it was so obviously a murder attempt you bunch of illiterate illogical simpletons.
I think everything under Bantam should be mandatory, but upper levels they should be optional but strongly advised
As a caps fan I am devastated
We not gonna talk aout the dude who commited manslaughter because he wanted to be a dick and kick Johnson in the chest but aimed too high.
That is exactly what I think happened. He was wrecklessly trying to impede him in a 'non hockey' like maneuver an went all out and freaking killed the guy. Just beyond outrageous.
If u think this was intentional, u are braindead
Rest in peace my man. Despite being a kraken/silvertips fan, this hurts a lot. Rest in peace man. Know you have now made the first step of making the NHL a safer league to play in.
It pissed me off how the guy who did it is not only not charged with manslaughter , but is actually having people feel sorry for him …. That’s like feeling sorry for a drunk driver. No shit he didn’t intend to end a life or even harm anyone. But his reckless decision and behaviour lead to it and it’s HIS fault. Idc how harsh that is. People like that need to be held accountable. I can’t help but think about days before Zegras got hit hard and out of embarrassment he throw his skate up so high it was at the guys head. Nobody even like 14-15 years old who has been playing their whole life like any nhl player , can be hit without throwing their feet up like that. It’s not hard at all to not do it. It comes from flailing like a child out of frustration. If Zegras was held accountable for not caring about somebody else’s life , maybe Adam would still have his as stuff like that is bigger than the nhl. I just don’t think so soon after a star being penalized heavily for a stupid act , would that guy do the same thing. I just hate how backhanded todays world is.
It was an accident, read what actually happened before randomly attacking an innocent player.
@ferst262 NHL players have come forward to say that was intentional. You don't know what you're talking about so zip it.
@ferst262 that piece of shit has a history of malicious acts too
@@iguanasnipersfl except they haven’t, not a single NHL player has even addressed the situation, stop spreading misinformation online
Agreed
I wore one for the 15 seasons I played ice hockey and them things are basically for show more than actually being functional cuz it won't stop a puck or stick or skates from hurting or killing someone.
Wore one for the first time during my beer league game last night. Didn’t even notice it till I was back in the locker room
They are so damn uncomfortable I don't know how, unless you are only taking 20 second shifts every couple minutes or something. Those things chug up sweat and become irritation hotspots.
🤷♂️ 6 games and a bunch of practice; still no issues. I’ve only ever tried the shock doctor one, i would guess each brand/type fit/feel different. Probably just need to find one for your type of neck. Also, I’m notorious for taking long shifts lol.
That was a vicious, and deliberate hit. Legs don't fly that way, unless you make them.
I was born in 2003, I’ve worn a neck guard for every single hockey game I’ve ever played in. I will never EVER decide to remove it unless it is restricting my ability to breath; then I’ll need a bigger neck guard. Just last year I was playing in Coquitlam and I got cross checked in the throat, if I didn’t have my neck guard I don’t think I would have been able to play for a while. It seems so stupid to me that professionals don’t wear them at all, when I first saw the Malarchuck incident in Buffalo from a highlight reel, it made me even more confused as to why players wouldn’t wear neck guards. The most likely way that would happen is if you were on the ice and a skate brushes your throat as you lay there or you get stepped on or kicked in a scrum. Please wear neck guards.
I have to disagree with you. I started playing in 98 and neck guards were not made mandatory until my senior year of high school. My travel team never made us wear them but I knew of other teams in my league that did make there players wear them. They are the most annoying and uncomfortable thing I have ever had to use in ice hockey
Are you just grandstanding, or… looking for attention?
As a goalie for most of my career. Wear a neck guard. Just a puck will feel like a full force punch to the neck. Do not risk it.
Why would I do that? That’s an experience I’ve had (getting cross checked in the neck) and I find neck guards very useful; they do their job and protect my neck from sticks pucks and skates - you don’t have to wear them yes… unless your local league had them as mandatory- but I highly recommend you use them. They have been improved since they were first introduced and before then a neck guard was a turtle neck sweater with a pad in it.
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I understand what you’re saying, but I’m so sick of seeing this misguided train of thought in today’s society.
I’m all for instituting rules to prevent another tragedy; but we’re having the wrong conversation. What happened to AJ was 💯 % intentional. I’m not saying the guy meant to kill him, but he absolutely meant to inflict harm. The hockey world should be looking to throw the book at this guy so as to send a message to NEVER do dumb shit like that again.
Not instituting a mandate for additional protective equipment due to one incident.
Punish the offender; not the offended.
May he rest in peace ⚰️🪦🕊️
I can already hear the kid in the green jersey asking someone to name 10 books 😂😂😂
RIP Adam
Murder should be in prison
It techanly not murder
He should definitely serve at least 10-15. Period.
@@tworandomdudes7176he put his leg up with the skate for no reason and right at his neck
Rip Adam. The hockey universe will never be the same without you. Fly high king 💔🕊️
And then just recently, an 11 year old in Quebec was killed by a puck to the neck. Those neck guards should be mandatory, and thick enough to prevent collapsed airways from shots.
This reminds me of the halo in F1. No one wanted them at first, until they started saving lives, now everyone loves it and think they don’t even look bad, as they used to say. They should definitely look into at least some kind of protection, comfortable to wear and making a blade to the throat be more of a blunt hit than a slashing one.
Yeah, Grosjean for sure would've died in Bahrain, Hamilton would've had a terrible injury in Monza. It's crazy since wearing neck guards are mandatory at the youth level. But once you get old enough, you're now "tough" enough that you don't need it.
I just heard about this the other night and was so devastated that this happened. I obviously think neck guards should be mandatory for a NHL players and not just lower levels.
RIP Adam Johnson.
Forcing others to wear safety equipment, in a league you dont play in, because youre uncomfortable...
yes they should be, why they aren't I have no idea
May the hockey gods prevent another terrible accident from happening and everyone be safe RIP brother much love from Michigan
They’re adults. After this tragedy, they now fully understand the risks and can make their own decisions.
That was a routine play and shouldn't have been even a remote possibility of something lime that occurring. That is not a reasonable possible risk to suggest hockey players take.
If the NHL doesn't want to mandate them, fine. But at the very least they should condemn the abhorrent move that player made that caused Adam's death. And any other dangerous plays that are on that level. Hockey is a dangerous sport, inherently. But not freaking skate to the neck on a routine play dangerous.
Mandatory at every level under 18, strongly encouraged afterwards. They are adults and can make their own decisions.
Helmets should be optional too right bud?
Goalie masks should be used at the goalie’s own discretion
Players shouldn’t have to wear gloves either. It limits how quick their hands can move
@@TheSVK too be fair helmets were optional for far longer than they were mandatory
@@TheSVKhow many booster shots did you take bud?
I think hockey needs to work more on safety neck guards should be mandatory and it my opinion sho should full face guards
I used to wear one with a steel ribbon in it. Stopped a puck to my throat once.
F that "let's just wear them" my senior year of high school in New Jersey they started forcing us to play with some type of turtle neck and it was the worst piece of "equipment" I was ever forced to wear. This is such a freak and rare event but what's next? Replace skates with roller blades?
Damn you are slow… first of all, neck guard can be thinner and comfortable. Second of all, skates aren’t the problem, they are a necessity, wearing a protection for your own sake is not going to change how the game is played at all. Stop being a grandpa.
Maybe the fucking turtleneck is the issue not the neck guard, if u just get one thats like a collar its barely noticeable
Turtle neck neck guard same old bs
I bought mine, I pulled out of my Sunday game. I refuse to step on ice until I have it delivered. I don’t care how “goofy” or “dusty” it looks
You’re a fuck hole! Do people go around jump kicking people, in your league? I might quit playing altogether if I were you… glad I’m not!
respect, man.
Stay dusty dork.
Those vintage oilers uniform are freaking BAD ASS.
I was honestly surprised earlier when I found out that they're not mandatory. They're a really simple piece of equipment that can completely prevent death or even serious injuries.
RIP
Neck guards cannot stop crimes from being committed
neck guards cannot put some sense into simpletons brain thinking it was attempt murder....no neck guards can fix stupid
The fact that this was in my city is crazy
I saw a opposing team get a neck slashed at a cornell hockey game. After a fall
Dude was murdered on the Ice .... Will a neck guard stop someone from maliciously slicing someone's throat?
Bro I play hockey, and I’m scared and sad because he was my fav player😮😢🙏 and the blood on the ice was insane
Neck guards in thin layers of kevlar do wonders it protects againgst all slash wounds and whit a bit of plastic it protects against crush injuries too.
I only really pay attention to extreme sports where deaths are fairly common. I’ve been an adrenaline junkie since I was a little kid. It always just seems strange to me when people want to overhaul a whole league because of one death. I’m used to the thought process of “damn, another one, rip, things will continue as normal”. I’ve had that thought about people I personally knew. But I guess it’s all just perspective
You would think after 2 players prior to this have had their neck sliced open by a skate that they would mandate neck guards
Yes the prior two were both goalies but the position shouldn’t matter
In my opinion, this death was very avoidable and very tragic
Goalies wear them. They are not meant to save your liife from a skate blade though. Never were, never will be. Karate kicks are what kill people.
F your neck guard. I've played my whole life and that's a stupid idea. Want my solution, don't let some absolute goon idiot go around the league kicking people in the face like their Jean Claude van daM. Why do some people's immediate thoughts when something bad happens always go to more control and power over everyone doing things the right way instead of looking at the person who is actually to blame.
Yes, exactly my thoughts
Well said!
@@cryptocat7442 thank you both I feel like I'm insane for thinking the most logical thing
@@Young71blood Sadly, common sense isn’t common anymore. 😟
People have been hit unintentionally in the neck with skates. As you know , this isn’t the first instance.
I play a Pepsi league and I've never worn a neck guard
Plekanec famously wore a turtleneck not a neck guard
neck guards should not become mandatory. The amount of times this has happened is not enough to constitute it.
While it incredibly rare, when it does happen, it's always some brutal and traumatizing moment. I'll vividly remember Zednik the rest of my life, and he luckily narrowly escaped with his life.
If a neck guard can make sure we never see this again, then I'm all for it.
@earboysport why cant we just decide if we want to wear them or not?
@@earboysport cogliano had is neck broke last year from a legal check in the playoffs. Should we get rid of hitting too because something bad could happen?
@@earboysportWhat about no letting a guy in the league, who jump kicks another player? What about sending a moron like that to jail? Or is his skin color too inconvenient for you?
Once is more than enough.
Yes, they should have been mandatory since that one incident were the goalie was cut in the throat. Before I moved to where I am now we had to wear Nick protesters or we would be penalized for like 10 minutes. Now where I live now the don’t care about it they only care about the mouth guards.
just went to a hockey game tonight and they had a speaking on him. what a great life gone too soon.
I played w one for so long that my neck used to feel cold without it lol
I will wear a neck guard, when the guy who literally jump kicked someone, with skates on his feet, is held accountable! When people who can’t even skate, want to mandate neck guards, so they don’t have to face that fact.
NO ONE JUMPED KICKED ANYONE.
@@ferst262 did you not see the incident 💀 I believe it was an accident
@@Benkett you believe, yet it was. Unless you can even give me a reason for a person to kill another in a minor professional league, in a regular season game, in a sport where you can just punch it out, in a game that was irrelevant, against a player he didn’t even have beef with,… why would he ever choose to KILL SOMEONE, like, it wouldn’t even make sense. And it was clearly an accident, you want it to be something else cause of your disturbed mind, nothing else
I don’t know if he tripped, but I don’t care anymore, because the video makes me sick
Sorry, I accidentally said no accident, I meant to say an accident
Here’s what I’d do:
Neck guards mandatory for all NEW players, if you played without one before the rule was made, you don’t have to
Similar to the helmet rule, and the visor rule
This makes me think of the Hextall situation and how this should’ve been addressed right then and there
I wore one when I was playing goalie in beer league hockey. Malarchuk and Zegras factored into that decision.