2007-03-09 09:41:42 · 5 answers · asked by Kipper to the CUP! 6 in Sports ➔ Hockey
Not all goalies wear a neck protector. Luongo doesn't wear one. But after that a lot of goalies do where a neck guard. It is not mandated by the NHL to wear one.
2007-03-09 11:24:44 · answer #1 · answered by lidstromnumber1fan 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Was that the skate to the neck thing? Many goalies now either wear a beaver tail or a neck guard. In fact minor hockey associations across Canada had a rule instituted to make all players where neck guards
2007-03-09 09:45:41 · answer #2 · answered by PuckDat 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
At the minor hockey level yes. All players must now wear a neck guard (a wrap around piece of plastic covered in cloth) before they are even allowed on the ice.
2007-03-09 10:52:20 · answer #3 · answered by buccaneersden 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow, I didn't know anyone even remembered what happened to him. I haven't heard his name mentioned in years. I was only 15 when it happened and it's something I'll never forget it.
Mike Richter, former Ranger's goalie, helped design a neck protector that many goalies now wear.
2007-03-09 14:30:01 · answer #4 · answered by tgfann 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because of his injury, NHL goalies were mandated to wear neck protectors.
Added- AFTER THE MALARCHUK INJURY, THE NHL INSTITUTED A POLICY THAT ALL GOALIES WEAR NECK PROTECTION.
2007-03-09 10:22:46 · answer #5 · answered by Bob Loblaw 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋