“a coroner who opened an inquest into Johnson’s death cautioned that there might be more fatal accidents in ice hockey if neck guards are not mandated for players”
Then why have people been playing ice hockey all this time without “fatal accidents” like this happening?
Seriously. People have been playing hockey for years. Hockey players have been falling or trying to regain their balance for years. How many of them lift one leg that high while the other skate is still on the ground?
I don’t even think it’s possible to lift your skate that high while falling. You need the other foot to be planted firmly to do so, IMO.
A worthy question.
Neck guards? Seriously? To protect themselves from people carrying knives, machetes and throwing their legs into necks? May as well put them all on rollerskates and wearing the same equipment as the goalie.