The Kontinental Hockey League’s (KHL) call to use neck and throat protection will remain ignored by athletes, the former head coach of the Russian national team told . Vladimir Pluschev .
Earlier, published a statement from the press service of the KHL, in which the league called on players to use neck and throat protection after an incident that occurred with a former hockey player of the NHL club of the Pittsburgh Penguins. Adam Johnson In Great Britain.
“No one will really listen to this recommendation, even after the situation in the UK. You have to understand the psychology of hockey players, know them. I think the recommendation will remain a recommendation, no more,” Plyushchev told .
On October 28, during a British championship match, Nottingham forward Adam Johnson received a deep cut on the neck with a skate during a collision with an opponent and lost consciousness from blood loss . The player was quickly taken to the hospital, but doctors were unable to save the 29-year-old hockey player’s life. In this regard, junior leagues in North America have made neck protection mandatory, and some NHL hockey players have begun to participate in games with such protection.
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