Long before hockey goalies wore birdcage masks to protect their faces, goalies used to wear hard plastic masks, and Dan Bouchard insists he was the first who painted his mask. Early in his career in ...

Over the past couple of months, Brady Lambert had been predicting — and hoping for — this moment. So, when Joey Daccord was named as one of the Seattle Kraken’s three goaltenders during the expansion ...

Most people wouldn't appreciate having lightning-fast shots taken at their artwork worth hundreds — even thousands — of dollars. But in the NHL, it's expected. A lion can be seen on this Andrei ...

With the NHL’s big centennial celebration already in full swing, faithful and casual fans alike have been getting an extra dose of hockey history. Everything from remembering past players to recalling ...

Many years ago, moos and oinks filled this bright red barn. Set in the countryside of Sweden in Svsj, it served as an integral part of a farm owned by Swedish artist David Gunnarsson's grandfather.

Most Canadian hockey fans grew up with a soft spot for goalies. Even for those of us who never played the position in organized hockey, it was great to throw on the goalie pads during a game on the ...

To show off that creativity, Apple, the NHL and the NHLPA have again teamed up for the “Made on iPad x NHL” campaign, spotlighting how artists and goalies use iPad to transform ideas into the ...

I feel pretty comfortable starting this list off with the mask that Antero Niittymaki wore during parts of his tenure in Philadelphia. He was nicknamed Nitty by then head coach Ken Hitchcock, so ...

Golden Knights will look to close out the series against the Winnipeg Jets tonight. Puck drops at 7 p.m. LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — While masks are now a mandatory part of a goaltender’s gear, for decades, ...

Bruins’ goalie Tuukka Rask is an imposing 6-foot-2, 185-pound, black and gold presence in the Boston team’s second-round Stanley Cup playoff series against the Montreal Canadiens. Then there’s his ...

Jacques Plante made history in 1959 when he refused to play hockey without a protective mask after suffering a facial injury. Photo: National Hockey League In hockey’s early days, if you took a puck ...