Unfortunately USA hockey does not have any certification requirements currently. They state “Players are required to wear a neck laceration protector that is commercially designed and manufactured for that purpose.” We are eager for them to enforce stricter guidelines around the level of protection to qualify as “neck laceration protectors” for the Aug 1, 2024 mandate. In our testing of other products available in the market, we revealed a very low level of cut resistance due to materials such as Kevlar, which only provide a level 2 or 3 cut-resistance, depending on fabric weight. In contrast, our hockey neck guard shirt youth version achieve up to a level A9 cut-resistance, the highest level of cut protection in the world.