That headline made me think the guy had been attacked after the game.
His neck was cut by a skate. I think of that as ‘throat cut’ not ‘throat slashed’.
You need a slasher, to have it slashed, and I haven’t heard that this was a case of malice.
Hope the guy is doing well.
I understand your point but even the doctors on TV are calling it a slash to the throat because of how the blade was coming on him.