Neck guards in high demand as more hockey leagues make them mandatory
In a normal year, Maggie MacTavish says she would sell about 200 neck guards out of her sports equipment store in Fredericton. This time of the year, she’d only sell a handful to a few new skaters. But over the last week, MacTavish estimates she has sold about 50.
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![Neal Pionk of the Winnipeg Jets wears a neck guard in the second period of a game against the Vegas Golden Knights on November 02, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. A hockey player wearing a neck guard.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7019004.1699129118!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/1772067265.jpg)
In a normal year, Maggie MacTavish says she would sell about 200 neck guards out of her sports equipment store in Fredericton. This time of the year, she’d only sell a handful to a few new skaters. But over the last week, MacTavish estimates she has sold about 50.