Following the tragic death of former Penguins player Adam Johnson over the weekend, the organization has mandated that minor league players at the AHL and ECHL levels wear neck and wrist guards moving forward.
Johnson died after having his throat cut by a skate from an opposing player over the weekend.
On Tuesday, Pens head coach Mike Sullivan said that players in Wilkes-Barre and Wheeling will be mandated to wear the neck guards and wrist guards moving forward.
“Hopefully that’ll be one of the positive things that will come out of this terrible tragedy,” Sullivan said, as reported by Penguins play-by-play commentator Josh Getzoff.