NHL Players Adopt Neck Guards Amid USA Hockey's Recommendation After Adam Johnson's Death, Nottingham Forest Pays Tribute

Following the tragic death of Nottingham Panthers player Adam Johnson, NHL player T.J. Oshie and others have chosen to wear neck guards in games, prompting Ontario University Athletics and the German Ice Hockey League to make them mandatory. Despite calls from a coroner for mandatory neck guards in ice hockey, USA Hockey has only issued a 'recommendation'. Johnson's life was celebrated in a memorial service in his hometown of Hibbing, Minnesota, where family and friends remembered his sharp banter, genuine personality, and infectious smile. His devastated fiancee vowed to 'never stop' thinking about him. Nottingham Forest also paid a poignant 47th-minute tribute to Johnson during a game.