Ever since Hockey Hall of Fame goaltender Jacques Plante, in 1959, became the first NHL goaltender to permanently don a face mask and the use of masks went from a curiosity piece to a necessity over ...

The 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs have arrived, meaning playoff beards, handshake lines and goalie masks with unique designs are in the spotlight. Throughout the 2023-24 season, goaltenders haven't been ...

NHL Goalie Week is happening from September 2 to 7. This celebration, organized by NHL Social, pays tribute to the art of goaltending in the National Hockey League. The event showcases the unique ...

Goaltenders are a breed unto themselves, and so are the artists who paint the painstakingly detailed masks the goalies wear. More than 40 years after Boston Bruins trainer John Forristall drew ...

Olympic uniforms are usually strictly enforced from athlete to athlete, each one an exact copy of the next, indistinguishable from the bunch. Except for Olympic hockey goaltenders, who get to design ...

The top of Florence Schelling's goalie mask looks like a red toque, or boggan, with a gondola climbing the sides over the Matterhorn. A train chugs along the jaw line, while chocolate, cheese and a ...

The New York Rangers will be firmly under the spotlight in 2025-26 since it is their 100th season in franchise history, and goaltender Igor Shesterkin honored that history Tuesday. Shesterkin took the ...