Pittsburgh Penguins defensemen Erik Karlsson (No. 65) and Marcus Petterson (No. 28) wore neck guards during a practice session at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry on Thursday.

Shouldn’t have taken this long or something like this.” A Penguins source said the Washington Capitals and Boston Bruins would also pursue implementing neck protection in some form.

When the group of Penguins first tried neck guards, they had thick black ones that had extra protection in certain areas of the neck. Graves noted that he’s still experimenting with his options, ...

Adam Johnson, 29, played 13 career games for the Pittsburgh Penguins and last played in the NHL during the 2019-20 season. He died after a game Saturday in England.

In wake of the tragic death of Adam Johnson, the Pittsburgh Penguins organization issued a mandate that Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins players would be required to wear neck guards – cut-resi… ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- The Pittsburgh Penguins have mandated that minor league players in the organization will be required to wear neck and wrist guards in the wake of the tragic death of Adam ...

As for the Penguins’ affiliates, the mandate has been put in place; the WBS Penguins played their first game with neck guards on Friday and walked away with a last-second win.

The Pittsburgh Penguins will mandate neck protection for their AHL and ECHL teams while urging players at the NHL level will do the same, coach Mike Sullivan told reporters Tuesday.