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Neutral-Zone Crap: Why is USA the outlier when it comes to neck guards?

Neutral-Zone Crap: Why is USA the outlier when it comes to neck guards?

In the aftermath of the death of a 16-year-old prep school player, will USA Hockey change its policy? Plus, the Olympics will look like Spring Break in Beijing...and situational scoring

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Jan 13, 2022
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The tragic death of 16-year-old Teddy Balkind will be discussed at USA Hockey’s annual winter meetings this week.

One week ago today, the unimaginable happened in a junior varsity hockey game in Connecticut. A 16-year-old 10th grader by the name of Teddy Balkind fell to the ice and had his neck sliced by the skate of an opponent who could not avoid him. …

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