Skate cut protection gets an emotional hockey dad endorsement at the NHL GMs meeting
Cut-resistant protection is mandated in the U.S. and Canada at youth levels and up through the minors but not required at the ...
Devils GM To Mandate Neck Guards After Son’s Close Call
Regardless of NHLPA or CBA negotiations, the New Jersey Devils may be mandated by their general manager to wear neck guards.
Tom Fitzgerald makes impassioned case to NHL GMs for cut-resistant equipment after son’s close call
The Devils GM's son Casey got 25 stitches in his throat area after a skate-blade cut in an AHL game in December.
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Devils’ Fitzgerald talks skate cuts with fellow GMs at annual meetings
Casey Fitzgerald was wearing a cut-resistant neck guard, which is mandated in the AHL, but the skate sliced him above the ...
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Skate cut protection gets an emotional hockey dad endorsement at the NHL GMs meeting
Some prominent skate cuts, such as Erik ... ramp up to make cut-resistant materials as much a part of hockey as helmets and shin guards. “Does it go to a place like the visors went to a number ...