PHILADELPHIA — 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 by a man who lived near Boston and fit perfectly when Favell ...

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 ...

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 ...

It's Stanley Cup playoff time, when game-saving stops -- and stylish ones at that -- can turn goaltenders into household names. It also helps when they save the game in style -- and the same continues ...

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 ...

SEATTLE — For Seattle Kraken goaltenders, protecting the net is both a job and a canvas. Each Kraken goalie wears a uniquely customized mask that tells a story blending personal passions, regional ...

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 ...

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 ...