Hockey didn’t always look the way it does today, especially in the crease. For years, goaltenders relied solely on reflexes and courage, facing fast-moving pucks with little protection. The goalie ...

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 ...

Welcome to Goalie Week. NHL Social is celebrating goaltending with NHL Goalie Week from Sept. 2-7, reveling in the uniqueness and artistry of puck-stoppers through the decades. Today, NHL.com has ...

PHILADELPHIA -- The Flyers celebrate the star of each victory this season by presenting him with a replica Bernie Parent goalie mask. The white mask with the Flyers logo on each side of the temples ...

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 ...