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The requirement that players in Sweden wear neck protection during matches was introduced as early as 1995 when Bengt Åkerblom de Mora put a skate on his neck and died.
But despite the requirement, it has been like this before and so with the use of neck protection. Some have not used it at all, others in the wrong way.
Previously, he has not issued any penalties, but before this season, a rule change was introduced. It gives the Swedish Hockey League situation room the right to subsequently review how the players used the neck protection, and to inform the player to the disciplinary committee if it was not done in the correct way.
The Swedish Ice Hockey Association The harder grip decision resulted in a large number of SHL players having to pay a fine at the start of the season, 5,000 SEK for the first offense and 10,000 SEK for the second.
– The purpose of this is to protect the players. We don’t want a situation where someone’s throat gets slashed with ice, Alexander Ramsay, chairman of the disciplinary committee for the Swedish Ice Hockey Association, told DN earlier this fall.
– It should be noted that we should not punish because we think it is fun to distribute fines. We do this for the safety of the individual player. We don’t want to risk serious injury.
In International However, the ice hockey association IIHF is not required to wear neck protection and during the JVM premiere on the second day between Sweden and the Czech Republic, several Swedish players chose not to participate.
– We just follow the rules. At SHL, they are very strict about it and then it is important to respect and I fully understand it. So there’s probably nothing else, says Juniorkronorna’s team captain Philip Broberg.
The night before Swedish time Tuesday, Sweden will face Austria in the second JVM group match in Edmonton. The question is whether there are multiple players who wear neck protection.
– There is no rule, so I have not reflected on how it looks. I think you should have a neck guard, that’s my personal opinion. But it’s individual and as long as no rules are broken, says Juniorkronorna national team captain Joel Rönnmark.
