Western Standard - November 02, 2023


Flames’ coach thinks NHL will follow through on mandating neck protection


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In this episode of What Goes in, we discuss whether or not players should wear neck guards in the NHL. We also discuss the recent incident involving the NHL and the European National Team Development Program (NHL) regarding the use of neck guards.

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00:00:00.000 Hey coach, Jen Hodson from the Western Standard.
00:00:03.120 I was just wondering if you would comment on the debate
00:00:06.620 about whether players should wear neck guards or not in the NHL
00:00:10.340 given the circumstances that happen over the weekend in Europe.
00:00:13.700 Yeah, I think it's something that's going to be more of a topic
00:00:16.920 over the next little while.
00:00:18.080 I mentioned yesterday that the NHL and the NHLPA
00:00:23.220 have done a good job of bringing in the cut guards for wrists.
00:00:27.900 They all have cut-resistant socks now that they wear under their gear.
00:00:32.780 Some players have added different levels of cut guards
00:00:36.180 to their equipment as well in certain areas.
00:00:38.360 So I do think it's something that's going to get a lot of attention
00:00:42.400 over the next little while, and I would assume it is going to be something
00:00:44.840 that will be brought in at some point down the road.
00:00:47.080 Some people are expressing concern that it might go the way
00:00:49.540 of the Kevlar sock debate where it kind of gets discarded
00:00:52.480 after a month or so of talking about it.
00:00:55.000 Do you think there will be follow-through with this?
00:00:56.580 Well, listen, the Kevlar sock stuff, it's not something
00:01:00.460 that will ever happen overnight, but you do see more and more players
00:01:04.060 wearing that stuff now.
00:01:05.300 As I mentioned, we have certain players that have our equipment
00:01:07.960 guys stitch things into certain areas, their pants, their cut-proof.
00:01:11.480 So there's a lot of players now that are understanding
00:01:16.420 that if they can protect themselves a little bit more
00:01:18.820 without making it something where they're feeling like they can't
00:01:22.000 move around on the ice, then they're going to do it, I think.
00:01:24.840 And the stuff that they've put into play now, the cut-resistant
00:01:28.340 wrist guards, the socks, they're lightweight now, they're comfortable.
00:01:32.100 So technology nowadays, I think, will allow for it.
00:01:34.820 Awesome. Thank you.
00:01:35.720 You're welcome.
00:01:36.040 Brian, what goes in?
00:01:37.160 Brian, what goes in?