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 long-standing link between Halloween, horror movies and goalie masks goes well beyond the iconic example of Jason Voorhees wearing one in the "Friday the 13th" films. Gerry Cheevers is credited as ...

Here are the top goaltender buckets of the 2026 Stanley Cup playoffs. Dostal received a new mask just in time for the ...

As hockey goalie masks developed from the ones sported by Denis Lemieux and Casey Jones, goaltenders have been able to flex their own style and flare in the game’s least flashy position. Professional ...

Ottawa Senators goalie Craig Anderson (41) makes a kick save on a shot during the first period of Game 1 of the Eastern Conference final in the NHL Stanley Cup hockey playoffs against the Pittsburgh ...

Scanning the surface at Lynah Rink, there will be a brigade of white helmets as far as the eye can see — that is, until your eyes reach the goaltender’s crease. The beginning of hockey season means a ...

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 ...