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((Short description|Protective sports gear worn around the neck))
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[[File:Eishockeytorhueter (25).jpg|thumb|A goalie wearing a neck guard.]]

A '''neck guard''' (also called a '''Kim Crouch collar''') is a piece of protective equipment worn by players around the neck area, particularly by (though not exclusively) players in the ice skating team sports of [[ice hockey]], [[bandy]], [[ringette]], and [[Rink bandy#Rinkball|rinkball]]. The guard is designed to prevent injury to the neck by [[puck (ice hockey)|ice hockey pucks]], [[Ringette#Equipment|ringette rings]], [[bandy ball|bandy balls]], the metal blades on [[ice skates]], and various types of sticks, i.e. [[Ice hockey stick|ice hockey sticks]]. This piece is especially critical to goaltenders, especially [[goaltender (ice hockey)|ice hockey goaltenders]], who are more likely at risk to be injured in this area.

==History==
The guard was developed in [[Ontario, Canada]], after [[Kim Crouch]], goalkeeper of the [[Royal York Royals]], suffered a serious neck injury when his jugular vein was sliced by a skate when he dove into a fray during a 1975 match against the [[Markham Waxers]]. Both teams were competing in the [[Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League]]. Kim Crouch's father, Ed Crouch, developed a prototype neck-guard to help him return to the game. The guard was subsequently widely adopted by ice hockey players.<ref name="Oviatt">((cite news |last1=Oviatt |first1=Dale |title=Crouch still feels effects of his brush with death |url=https://www.pressreader.com/canada/vancouver-sun/20080212/282694747849917 |access-date=31 January 2022 |work=Vancouver Sun |date=12 February 2008))</ref><ref name="Cameron 105">((cite book |editor1-last=Cameron |editor1-first=Steve |title=Hockey Hall of Fame book of goalies : profiles, memorabilia, essays and stats |date=2010 |publisher=Firefly Books |isbn=9781554076444 |page=105 |url=https://archive.org/details/hockeyhalloffame0000unse_p0d1/page/104/mode/2up?q=Royal |access-date=31 January 2022))</ref>

In Canada, neck protectors worn by ringette and ice hockey players must contain fabric that is [[:fr:Bureau de normalisation du Québec|BNQ certified and approved]]. BNQ stands for [[:fr:Bureau de normalisation du Québec|Bureau de normalisation du Québec]]. Based in Quebec, BNQ is an organization that created the standard for cut-resistant neck guards. The test requires the neck guard have a certain amount of coverage that is determined by standards that BNQ developed. The test is a blade on a swinging test apparatus that is run across the neck guard to test for cut penetration. One such example of neck guards of this type are manufactured by [[Bauer Hockey]].<ref>((Cite web |title=SUPREME Neck Guard |url=https://www.bauer.com/goalie-ice-hockey-accessories/supreme-neck-guard |access-date=2017-03-15 |website=BAUER))</ref>

Most neck guards have a moisture system which helps keep the guard cool, ensuring the player's neck won't become too hot while working.

=== Notable injuries ===
[[Buffalo Sabres]] goalie [[Clint Malarchuk]] suffered a severe injury during a game against the [[St. Louis Blues]] on March 22, 1989, when [[Steve Tuttle]] collided in front of Malarchuk's goal and his skates got caught on the front of Malarchuk's neck, slicing open his [[internal jugular vein]]. Malarchuk made a full recovery, but would have almost certainly died if medical assistance was not provided. Ever since then, many [[National Hockey League]] (NHL) goaltenders have worn neck guards, such as [[Henrik Lundqvist]], [[Marc-André Fleury]], and [[Semyon Varlamov]]. However, it isn't required for NHL goaltenders to wear them.

[[File:Anze Kopitar 12 16 2023.jpg|thumb|[[Anže Kopitar]] of the [[Los Angeles Kings]] wearing a neck guard in 2023. In response to Adam Johnson's death, many players from professional hockey leagues around the world wore neck guards in greater numbers.]]

On February 10, 2008, [[Florida Panthers]] forward [[Richard Zedník]] was behind the play and skating into the right corner of the [[Buffalo Sabres]]' zone, when teammate [[Olli Jokinen]] lost his balance after being checked by [[Clarke MacArthur]]. Jokinen fell head-first to the ice, his right leg flew up and struck Zedník directly on the side of the neck, hitting Zedník's [[external carotid artery]]. Clutching his neck, Zedník raced to the Florida bench, leaving a long trail of blood along the way, and nearly falling into the arms of a team trainer. He fully recovered from the injury. Neck guards have been mandatory for all players in Sweden following the 1996 death of [[Bengt Åkerblom]] in a similar accident.<ref>((cite news |last1=Miller |first1=Rusty |title=Malarchuk can relate to Zednik's injury ((!)) The Spokesman-Review |url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2008/feb/13/malarchuk-can-relate-to-zedniks-injury/ |access-date=22 February 2021 |work=The Spokesman–Review |date=13 February 2008))</ref>

On October 28, 2023, [[Nottingham Panthers]] forward [[Adam Johnson (ice hockey)|Adam Johnson]] was fatally injured in a game against the [[Sheffield Steelers]] when his neck was cut by the skate of Steelers player [[Matt Petgrave]]. After Johnson's death, the [[English Ice Hockey Association]], which governs the sport in [[England]] and [[Wales]] at all levels under the [[EIHL]], introduced a neck guard mandate, effective beginning January 1, 2024.

==References==
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[[Category:Ice hockey equipment]]
[[Category:Protective gear]]
[[Category:Neckwear]]

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