Hockey neck guards should be mandatory, former player says
WARNING: This story contains disturbing details | Kim Crouch — a former hockey player who almost bled to death from a skate to the neck — says it's time for every hockey league to make neck guards mandatory. The call comes after another player Adam Johson was killed by a skate slash to the neck in the U.K.
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WARNING: This story contains disturbing details | Kim Crouch — a former hockey player who almost bled to death from a skate to the neck — says it's time for every hockey league to make neck guards mandatory. The call comes after another player Adam Johson was killed by a skate slash to the neck in the U.K.