570News - Gary Doyle

For the record, I’m in favour of players wearing neck protection. I’m not crazy about the Ontario Hockey League mandating the gear for next monday. Teams are getting ready for the play-offs. Why not wait until next September and give the players a chance to adapt. I know, I will eat those words if something terrible happens in the interim, but if it’s such a good idea, why does it take a near tragedy to spur the OHL to action? By the way, the Rangers Brandon Mashinter was nicked near his right eye last night and needed on stitch to close the cut. This despite wearing a visor. Perhaps squash goggles, under visors should be mandatory.