Ice Hockey-Neck guards mandatory in IIHF tournaments after Johnson's death

Ice Hockey - Elite Ice Hockey League - Nottingham Panthers v Belfast Giants - National Ice Centre, Nottingham, Britain - November 26, 2023 A tribute to Nottingham Panthers' Adam Johnson is pictured outside the stadium before the match REUTERS/Matthew Childs/File photo

(Reuters) - The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) has made the use of neck laceration guards mandatory in all its competitions following recommendations made by its medical committee in the wake of Nottingham Panthers forward Adam Johnson's death.

Johnson died after his neck was cut by a skate blade of another player during a league game in Sheffield in October. Police arrested a man on suspicion of manslaughter over the incident.