He had been cut by a skate blade just above his neck guard and was bleeding when trainers rushed to him and got him into an ambulance. The only update his parents received, from Hartford's trainer ...

Fitzgerald is passionate about educating players about cut-resistant protection, but he hasn’t been able to convince a single Devils player to wear a neck guard. The game before the 4 Nations ...

Numerous players around the NHL have voluntarily worn neck protection ... educating players about the usage of neck guards and other cut resistant protections. “If we can continue to educate ...

There could be more cut-resistant options coming for players. As a result of Casey Fitzgerald's injury and the realization that the neck guard did not offer him protection from the cut ...

offered an impassioned stance of making neck guards mandatory among his peers. Fitzgerald’s appeal came after his son, Casey Fitzgerald, survived a cut to his neck while skating as a defenseman ...

EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY - FEBRUARY 17: Skates are seen with blade guards with the 2024 Navy Federal Credit Union Stadium Series logo in the Philadelphia Flyers locker room before the 2024 Navy ...

MANALAPAN, Fla. — Tom Fitzgerald and wife Kerry watched their son Casey’s American Hockey League game on a cellphone at a restaurant bar on Dec. 28 and saw him come out of the corner on an ...