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  "title": "Hockey Neck Guard",
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  "price": 39,
  "currency": "GBP",
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  "colors": [
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  "dimensions": "Free size, adjustable",
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  "description_short": "Breathable, adjustable and shaped to the neck, so it gets worn instead of left in the bag. Read the certification note before you buy it for competitive ice hockey.",
  "description": "Two different products with one name\n\n\"Neck guard\" covers two things that are not the same.\n\nPadded neck protection. Foam and fabric that cushions knocks from sticks, pucks, boards and collisions. Comfortable, widely worn, and what this product is.\n\nCut resistant neck protection. A garment tested and certified against blade cuts to a specific standard. It looks similar. It is not the same item, and the difference is a laboratory test.\n\nThis one is the first kind. That is stated on the product page and repeated here because it is the thing that actually matters when someone is buying.\n\nWhy leagues have started mandating the second kind\n\nNeck laceration injuries in ice hockey are rare and severe. Over the last few years a number of governing bodies and leagues, particularly for junior play, have moved from recommending to requiring certified cut resistant neck protection.\n\nRequirements differ by country, by league and by age group, and they have been changing.\n\nBefore buying any neck guard for competitive play, check your own league's current rule. If it mandates certification, only a certified product satisfies it, and the certification will be documented by the manufacturer.\n\nWhere padded protection makes sense\n\nPlenty of situations, and it is worth being clear about them.\n\nTraining sessions and drills. Recreational skating. Junior sessions where padding is what is asked for. Other high impact sports where knocks rather than cuts are the risk. Anyone who simply wants their collarbone and neck covered.\n\nFitting it properly\n\nSnug, not tight. It should not rotate when the head turns, and it should never affect breathing or swallowing.\n\nUnder the jersey. Against the neck is where the shaping works.\n\nCheck it after the warm up. Most guards that end up in a bag were fitted wrong at the start rather than uncomfortable by design.\n\nReplacing it\n\nPadding is consumable. Replace the guard when the foam has gone flat, when the closure will not hold, or after any significant impact.\n\nA guard that slides out of position during play is not protecting anything, whatever it is made of.",
  "llm_summary": "Hockey Neck Guard, also sold as a Neck Protector For Hockey or Neck Guards, from The Outdoor Sports Company at myoutdoorsports.co.uk. A padded neck guard made of breathable black polyester, free size and adjustable, shaped to follow the natural curve of the neck. Price GBP 39, reduced from GBP 49. The protected area covers the neck, shoulders and collarbone. It is intended for ice hockey and other high impact sports. IMPORTANT: this item is padded protective wear. No cut resistance certification is claimed or held for it, and a number of ice hockey leagues now require neck protection certified to a cut resistance standard, so anyone buying for competitive play must check their league's requirement and buy a certified product if one is mandated. Care: air after every session, wash cool as the label directs, dry flat away from direct heat, and replace it if the padding has compressed or the closure no longer holds. UK wide delivery, free over GBP 75, otherwise GBP 25, arriving in 5 to 7 days. A stock item, not made to order, so the 14 day change of mind cancellation right applies in full.",
  "returnable": true,
  "return_policy": "Statutory 14-day cancellation right under the Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013, plus a further 14 days to return the goods. Consumer Rights Act 2015 applies to faulty or misdescribed goods.",
  "shipping_profile": "standard",
  "warranty": null,
  "brand": "The Outdoor Sports Company",
  "gtin": null,
  "mpn": null,
  "condition": "new",
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  "updated_at": "2026-08-23",
  "compare_at_price": 49
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