You’re right. Hockey is still a great activity, we’ve made it reasonably safe (especially for youth) but it’s never going to be perfect.
This is one of those situations where you mourn for the family, but nothing needs to be changed because there isn’t a significant risk of this specific issue happening and there’s nothing reasonable that can be adjusted with regards to gear or rules in order to prevent this in the future.
Wow, that sucks. That area needs to be mobile so not really sure how it can be protected from a force impact.
You’re right. Hockey is still a great activity, we’ve made it reasonably safe (especially for youth) but it’s never going to be perfect.
This is one of those situations where you mourn for the family, but nothing needs to be changed because there isn’t a significant risk of this specific issue happening and there’s nothing reasonable that can be adjusted with regards to gear or rules in order to prevent this in the future.
Hockey neck guards exist. A few in the NHL wear them.
The kid was wearing a neck guard. This is really a freak accident. Neck guards are mandatory for youth hockey.