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[QUOTE="Cusefan95, post: 4834331, member: 173"]
I remember MacTavish skating around without a helmet on the ‘94 Rangers since he was grandfathered out of the helmet rule.  Safety equipment changes more recently haven’t allowed that.

I suspect neck guards will become mandatory fairly quickly, this incident is proving to be a tipping point where there’s broad agreement it’s required.  The University of Minnesota men’s and women’s hockey coaches wanted to make neck gear available for all interested players immediately - but a week later, the men’s team was only able to secure one neck guard.  Demand is massively exceeding supply.

There’s probably conversations underway with some guarantees from top leagues they will adopt this soon - manufacturers are going to need to increase production rapidly (probably requiring immediate capital investment) and are going to need some confidence this isn’t a short term demand situation.  I don’t think there’s any doubt neck guards will become mandatory - I think we’re already in the process of managing the rollout.
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