Doug Favell laid for an hour and breathed through a straw while his goalie mask was molded to his face. It was made for him ...

A look at each of the goalie masks for the 16 teams in the 2026 Stanley Cup playoffs.

The tradition of painted goalie masks began in Philadelphia in 1970 when Flyers goalie Doug Favell had his mask painted orange for Halloween, sparking a league-wide trend. Today, Langhorne native and ...

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 ...

A mask makes the goalie. No other player on the ice wears one. Extra leg pads, gloves and blockers round out the equipment, but they lack the personality of pulling the mask down over the face. "It ...

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 ...

DETROIT — Red Wings goaltender John Gibson was named the NHL’s second star of the week. He went 3-0-0 with two shutouts and a .971 save percentage. Gibson talked with Brad Galli about the successful ...