A Wyoming family is thankful for safety changes made by USA Hockey that required every player to wear a neck guard, following ...

An 11-year-old Wyoming boy narrowly escaped death after taking a skate to the neck during a hockey game Sunday.

I think it is only a matter of time before it’s normalized at all levels.” USA Hockey issued a mandate in January saying that all players under 18 have to wear neck guards.

NOTE: The following story contains injury photos that could be upsetting to some readers. Discretion is advised. CASPER, Wyo. — Lauren Lein was in the ...

Three months after Hartford Wolf Pack captain Casey Fitzgerald had his neck sliced mid-game, his father Tom Fitzgerald, the general manager for the New Jersey Devils, recounted the scary experience.

New Jersey Devils general manager Tom Fitzgerald is making changes on the rink after his son's neck was sliced by an ice skate during a hockey game ... "The first thing I thought about was the chin ...