The stigma around neck guards in ice hockey 'needs to change' following the death of Nottingham Panthers' Adam Johnson, says GB's Abbie Culshaw.
Johnson died after suffering a serious cut to his neck from a skate during Saturday's Challenge Cup match against the Sheffield Steelers.Players in the UK are allowed to play without neck guards once they turn 18.
Asked by BBC Newsbeat about the stigma of wearing neck protection, she added players would "wind up" or "call out" others for wearing a guard, and "belittle" them. "Then it just becomes this common thing, that people have them on and it's not seen as like a segregation from the men to the juniors. I hope it does change because it needs to."Speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live, Oxford City Stars director of hockey operations Shane Moore said: "When you come to 18 there's a stigma around wearing your neck guard and face cage, it's almost like to be a man you have to remove those.
It was just a moment that has left the sport globally devastated. It was an incident that you hope you never ever have to see.
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