--- title: "hockey neck guard shirt — Niche Verdict: Skip it (40/100) | Amazon United States - Flapen" canonical_url: "https://flapen.com/amazon/research/us/clothing-shoes-jewelry/hockey-neck-guard-shirt" last_updated: "2026-07-09T23:10:31.489Z" locale: en meta: description: "a small market ($18K/yr) — hockey neck guard shirt doesn't clear our bar today." "og:description": "a small market ($18K/yr) — hockey neck guard shirt doesn't clear our bar today." "og:title": "hockey neck guard shirt — Niche Verdict: Skip it (40/100) | Amazon United States - Flapen" --- Back to Flapen home # **hockey neck guard shirt** **Skip it****40/100 ** a small market ($18K/yr) — hockey neck guard shirt doesn't clear our bar today. **Market/yr** **$18K** **Growth (1y)** **+99.3%** **Products** **32** **Brands** **9** was 6 a year ago **Sellers** **30** **Price range** **$9.29–$87.99** **Returns** **8.6%** **Rating** **4.4★** **Skip it** Scored 40/100 across market size, growth, competition, quality gap, and returns. Market sizeGrowthCompetitionQuality gapReturns Market size **1** ×0.30 Growth **65** ×0.30 Competition **65** ×0.20 Quality gap **48** ×0.10 Returns **26** ×0.10 ## **Demand** Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +99.3% year over year. 3K1KSpike '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26Jul '24Nov '24Mar '25Jul '25Nov '25Mar '26 ## **Seasonality** Monthly demand index across the year — 1.00 is average. JFMAMJJASOND Peak months: Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.5× ## **Competition** - Shock Doctor49% - EALER27% - Bauer Hockey12% - CCM5% - PG Sports3% - Generic1% - Other (3 brands)3% The top 5 products take 46% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them. 9 brands and 30 sellers compete here. **Brands** **9 **▲rising was 6 a year ago **Sellers** **30** **Top 5 brand share** **96%** #ProductBrandPriceRatingReviewsClick shareTrend 1 ![Shock Doctor Youth Boys Compression Shirt with Neckguard for Hockey. Long Sleeves with Integrated Neck Guard. for Youth Boys Black/Grey](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31L-1T-i97L.jpg) [**Shock Doctor Youth Boys Compression Shirt with Neckguard for Hockey. Long Sleeves with Integrated Neck Guard. for Youth Boys Black/Grey**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CQTWKSB9) Shock Doctor$51.034.4★7011%▼falling 2 ![Shock Doctor Compression Shirt with Neckguard for Hockey. Long Sleeves with Integrated Neck Guard. for Adult Men Black/Grey](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31L-1T-i97L.jpg) [**Shock Doctor Compression Shirt with Neckguard for Hockey. Long Sleeves with Integrated Neck Guard. for Adult Men Black/Grey**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CQTX2GFM) Shock Doctor$59.164.4★4710%▼falling 3 ![Shock Doctor Compression Shirt with Neckguard for Hockey with Integrated Neck Guard. for Adult Men Black](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31phiX17IrL.jpg) [**Shock Doctor Compression Shirt with Neckguard for Hockey with Integrated Neck Guard. for Adult Men Black**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CQTX889X) Shock Doctor$62.804.6★418%▲rising 4 ![Bauer Hockey Neck Protect Long Sleeve Shirt Youth (Youth Large) Black](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31hU6JaTyOL.jpg) [**Bauer Hockey Neck Protect Long Sleeve Shirt Youth (Youth Large) Black**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CSNB3HVP) Bauer Hockey$81.224.6★628%▼falling 5 ![Shock Doctor Hockey Neck Guard Youth & Adult Cut Resistant Protection Hockey Gear](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41R2s31ayIL.jpg) [**Shock Doctor Hockey Neck Guard Youth & Adult Cut Resistant Protection Hockey Gear**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09237598X) Shock Doctor$18.494.5★2777%▲rising 6 ![EALER Hockey Compression Shirt with Neck Guard Neck Protect Long Sleeve Shirt Hockey Jock for Men & Boys - Adult and Youth](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41ZUKsCSRxL.jpg) [**EALER Hockey Compression Shirt with Neck Guard Neck Protect Long Sleeve Shirt Hockey Jock for Men & Boys - Adult and Youth**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C2PGL6DZ) EALER$58.414.6★3016%▲rising 7 ![EALER Hockey Compression Shirt with Neck Guard Neck Protect Long Sleeve Shirt Hockey Jock for Men & Boys - Adult and Youth](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41ZUKsCSRxL.jpg) [**EALER Hockey Compression Shirt with Neck Guard Neck Protect Long Sleeve Shirt Hockey Jock for Men & Boys - Adult and Youth**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C2PCMRZ2) EALER$58.194.6★3015%▲rising 8 ![Shock Doctor Youth Boys Compression Shirt with Neckguard for Hockey. Long Sleeves with Integrated Neck Guard. for Youth Boys Black](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31phiX17IrL.jpg) [**Shock Doctor Youth Boys Compression Shirt with Neckguard for Hockey. Long Sleeves with Integrated Neck Guard. for Youth Boys Black**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CQTWK4VC) Shock Doctor$54.175.0★34%▼falling 9 ![EALER Hockey Compression Shirt with Neck Guard Neck Protect Long Sleeve Shirt Hockey Jock for Men & Boys - Adult and Youth](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41ZUKsCSRxL.jpg) [**EALER Hockey Compression Shirt with Neck Guard Neck Protect Long Sleeve Shirt Hockey Jock for Men & Boys - Adult and Youth**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C2PFHCR8) EALER$58.614.6★3014%▼falling 10 ![Shock Doctor Youth Girls Compression Shirt with Neckguard for Hockey. Long Sleeves with Integrated Neck Guard](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31vbd398BIL.jpg) [**Shock Doctor Youth Girls Compression Shirt with Neckguard for Hockey. Long Sleeves with Integrated Neck Guard**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CQTXYPD1) Shock Doctor$54.394.1★244%▼falling 11 ![CCM Hockey Cut Resistant 600 Neck Guard (Youth)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41ExBrBVmqL.jpg) [**CCM Hockey Cut Resistant 600 Neck Guard (Youth)**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08JQS5T6B) CCM$23.634.4★2584%▲rising 12 ![EALER Hockey Compression Shirt with Neck Guard Neck Protect Long Sleeve Shirt Hockey Jock for Men & Boys - Adult and Youth](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41ZUKsCSRxL.jpg) [**EALER Hockey Compression Shirt with Neck Guard Neck Protect Long Sleeve Shirt Hockey Jock for Men & Boys - Adult and Youth**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C2PBQ61M) EALER$58.454.6★3013%▲rising 13 ![PG Sports Bauer Hockey NLP8 Cut Resistant Neck Guard with Bib (Youth (Neck Size 10-14)) Black](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/410yLflFOrL.jpg) [**PG Sports Bauer Hockey NLP8 Cut Resistant Neck Guard with Bib (Youth (Neck Size 10-14)) Black**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D8ZB6QJ9) PG Sports$22.304.5★383%—flat 14 ![EALER HSC900 Hockey Compression Shirt with Neck Guard Neck Protect Long Sleeve Shirt Cut-Resistant Neck & Wrist Protection Hockey Jock for Men & Boys - Youth Medium](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31iVKvYPArL.jpg) [**EALER HSC900 Hockey Compression Shirt with Neck Guard Neck Protect Long Sleeve Shirt Cut-Resistant Neck & Wrist Protection Hockey Jock for Men & Boys - Youth Medium**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D9CQQD59) EALER$77.174.6★3013%▲rising 15 ![EALER Hockey Compression Shirt with Neck Guard Neck Protect Long Sleeve Shirt Hockey Jock for Men & Boys - Adult and Youth](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41ZUKsCSRxL.jpg) [**EALER Hockey Compression Shirt with Neck Guard Neck Protect Long Sleeve Shirt Hockey Jock for Men & Boys - Adult and Youth**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C2PCZGZX) EALER$58.414.6★3012%▲rising **~~Showing 15 of 32 — show all ~~** ## **Product shelf** All 32 tracked products in this niche. Top sellersNewestTrending [![Shock Doctor Youth Boys Compression Shirt with Neckguard for Hockey. Long Sleeves with Integrated Neck Guard. for Youth Boys Black/Grey](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31L-1T-i97L.jpg)**Shock Doctor Youth Boys Compression Shirt with Neckguard for Hockey. Long Sleeves with Integrated Neck Guard. for Youth Boys Black/Grey** Shock Doctor**$51.03**4.4★70 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CQTWKSB9) [![Shock Doctor Compression Shirt with Neckguard for Hockey. Long Sleeves with Integrated Neck Guard. for Adult Men Black/Grey](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31L-1T-i97L.jpg)**Shock Doctor Compression Shirt with Neckguard for Hockey. Long Sleeves with Integrated Neck Guard. for Adult Men Black/Grey** Shock Doctor**$59.16**4.4★47 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CQTX2GFM) [![Shock Doctor Compression Shirt with Neckguard for Hockey with Integrated Neck Guard. for Adult Men Black](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31phiX17IrL.jpg)**Shock Doctor Compression Shirt with Neckguard for Hockey with Integrated Neck Guard. for Adult Men Black** Shock Doctor**$62.80**4.6★41 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CQTX889X) [![Bauer Hockey Neck Protect Long Sleeve Shirt Youth (Youth Large) Black](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31hU6JaTyOL.jpg)**Bauer Hockey Neck Protect Long Sleeve Shirt Youth (Youth Large) Black** Bauer Hockey**$81.22**4.6★62 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CSNB3HVP) [![Shock Doctor Hockey Neck Guard Youth & Adult Cut Resistant Protection Hockey Gear](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41R2s31ayIL.jpg)**Shock Doctor Hockey Neck Guard Youth & Adult Cut Resistant Protection Hockey Gear** Shock Doctor**$18.49**4.5★277 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09237598X) [![EALER Hockey Compression Shirt with Neck Guard Neck Protect Long Sleeve Shirt Hockey Jock for Men & Boys - Adult and Youth](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41ZUKsCSRxL.jpg)**EALER Hockey Compression Shirt with Neck Guard Neck Protect Long Sleeve Shirt Hockey Jock for Men & Boys - Adult and Youth** EALER**$58.41**4.6★301 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C2PGL6DZ) [![EALER Hockey Compression Shirt with Neck Guard Neck Protect Long Sleeve Shirt Hockey Jock for Men & Boys - Adult and Youth](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41ZUKsCSRxL.jpg)**EALER Hockey Compression Shirt with Neck Guard Neck Protect Long Sleeve Shirt Hockey Jock for Men & Boys - Adult and Youth** EALER**$58.19**4.6★301 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C2PCMRZ2) [![Shock Doctor Youth Boys Compression Shirt with Neckguard for Hockey. Long Sleeves with Integrated Neck Guard. for Youth Boys Black](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31phiX17IrL.jpg)**Shock Doctor Youth Boys Compression Shirt with Neckguard for Hockey. Long Sleeves with Integrated Neck Guard. for Youth Boys Black** Shock Doctor**$54.17**5.0★3 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CQTWK4VC) ## **Reviews** What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics. ### **What buyers love ** **Size-Overall**15% *“fits well”* **Quality-Overall**14% *“Seems like a good quality”* **Comfort-Overall**10% *“it's pretty comfortable”* **Material Quality**7% *“Thin material, makes it a great choice for games”* **Durability**6% *“it feels very durable”* **Compression**6% *“Its stretchy with great compression”* **Safety Standards**4% *“Also really like the extra safety from this gear as you never know when accidents can happen”* **Protection**4% *“Works well to protect against blade and neck situations”* **Advertised Vs Actual Product**4% *“Exactly what I needed”* **Suitability Hot Weather**4% *“Now using it I actually stay cooler than when I wear Nike dri fit or other moisture wicking baselayers”* ### **What buyers complain about ** **Size-Overall**29% *“Runs a little big”* **Cushion**14% *“lack padding”* **Pain Relief-Overall**6% *“was in a lot of pain”* **Sweat Resistance**4% *“It does get very sweaty”* #### **Top return reasons**- Size-Overall65% - Advertised Vs Actual Product4% - Comfort-Overall3% - Chest Fit3% - Neck Fit3% - Material Quality2% - Sleeve Fit2% - Length2% - Thickness2% - Value For Money1%