The IIHF has finally taken a significant step towards player safety. <h2>IIHF Finally Makes an Official Ruling on Neck Guards</h2> <div align='center' style='padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;'><img src='https://i.marqueur.com/habsetlnh/i/photo/345863.webp' width='100%' border='0' alt='image' loading='lazy' defer /></div> Darren Dreger shared on X that the International Ice Hockey Federation has mandated neck guards for participants in the World Junior Championship and U-18 tournament. He mentioned that a decision is still pending for the main World Championship. <q>The @IIHFHockey has agreed to make neck protection mandatory for the World Junior Hockey championship and the Men's U18 championship. A final decision still has to be made on the Men's and Women's World Hockey Championships.</q> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/darrendreger/status/1730925014226972870'> </a></blockquote></div> This marks a significant step in hockey safety, setting an example we hope other organizations will follow! Stay tuned for further updates. As seen on Daily Hockey Dose - <a href='https://www.dailyhockeydose.com/nhl/news/BREAKING-IIHF-Finally-Makes-a-Decision-Concerning-Neck-Guards' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>BREAKING: IIHF Finally Makes a Decision Concerning Neck Guards</a>