Toronto ? NHL arenas will have a different look next season as part of the league’s response to safety concerns for fans. Netting will be hung behind the goals following the death last March of a 13-year-old girl who was struck in the head by a puck.

At its meeting Thursday, the NHL’s Board of Governors ordered installation of the nets as well as standardizing the height of the glass around the rink to a minimum of 5 feet.

The decision follows the death of Brittanie Cecil, who was hit by a deflected slap shot last March 16 at Columbus. She died two days later, the first documented death of a fan from being struck by a puck at an NHL game.

The netting will hang from the ceiling, and rest on top of the glass. It will be hung across the end zones, stretching from the corners of the rink.

In other business at the meeting, the league announced it was taking over operation of the financially troubled Buffalo Sabres.