In breaking news, the AHL officially decided to impose neck guards for all players and officials after the Adam Johnson incident. Ahead of the 2024-25 season, the American Hockey League released a massive statement in which we learned that they decided to make neck guards mandatory for everyone in the League. Check out their official statement: <q>SPRINGFIELD, Mass. American Hockey League President and CEO Scott Howson announced today that the AHL's Board of Governors has unanimously approved the mandatory use of cut-resistant neck protection by all of its players and on-ice officials, beginning with the upcoming 2024-25 season. All AHL skaters, referees, and linespersons, regardless of age or experience, will be required to wear approved cut-resistant neck protection beginning this fall. Cut-resistant socks and wrist sleeves were previously mandated for AHL players and officials beginning with the 2023-24 season. In operation since 1936, the AHL serves as the top development league for all 32 National Hockey League teams. Nearly 90 percent of today's NHL players are American Hockey League graduates, and more than 130 honored members of the Hockey Hall of Fame spent time in the AHL in their careers.</q> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/AHLPR/status/1827028276642218128'> </a></blockquote></div> This came less than a year after Adam Johnson's tragic passing. Johnson, who played 13 NHL games with the Pittsburgh Penguins between 2018 and 2020, was playing for the Nottingham Panthers in the EIHL at the time of the incident. He received a skate blade to the neck and had to be rushed to the hospital. Unfortunately, he passed from his injuries later on. The legal procedures surrounding his passing are still ongoing, but it doesn't prevent hockey leagues from taking additional safety measures, like the AHL did. After that massive change in the AHL, people wonder when the NHL will make the same change. Source for <a href='https://www.nhl.com/player/adam-johnson-8480341' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Adam Johnson</a>'s statistics: NHL.com Source: AHL <a href='https://theahl.com/ahl-to-mandate-cut-resistant-neckwear-for-all-players-officials' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>AHL to mandate cut-resistant neckwear for all players, officials</a>