GLOUCESTER — Joe Bertagna knows about stitches. He’s seen plenty in his more than half century in hockey. Before his first game as Harvard goalie, he expanded his face mask so he could see ...

It took 15 stitches to close the wound; Courcelles started playing again a week after the injury wearing a full face mask. This article was originally published in 2014; it has been updated for 2022.

In the first curated post from The Hockey News Archive, Adam Proteau looks at the origins of goalie masks and the art form that is now part of every elite goaltender's head protection - starting ...

He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1975. Resistant to change in his refusal to don a protective mask until the very end of his career, Hall was an innovator, nonetheless.

Toughness is synonymous with hockey. It has been since day one. Whether it is toothless smiles, blood all over the ice, or fighting through an injury, hockey players are built differently.

A day after a skate blade came frighteningly close to his right eye, Winnipeg Jets forward Morgan Barron was given Wednesday off. "I would say that's well-deserved, but we expect him to play ...

He went on to play the rest of the game wearing a full cage mask — and recorded three shots on goal. #NHLJets Morgan Barron here in Vegas on skate cut, 75+ stitches, returning to game.

Morgan Barron continued playing with a full face mask after a skate cut his face during the Winnipeg Jets’ playoff game against the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday night. (John Locher/AP) ...

Plante had previously only used the protective mask during practice, but he decided to debut it during the middle of a game on November 1, 1959, after he was struck in the face and required stitches.

Bauer is expanding its already vast offering of hockey equipment from sticks to skates, shoulder pads, and masks while staying true to its aesthetic with its first drop as a lifestyle brand.

The bare facts about the last of the maskless goalies Beginning on Nov. 1, 1959, the ranks of hockey's goalies were whittled down to the point where, by 1976, they disappeared from the game.

Because of hockey’s high contact play, adequate protection in the form of a hockey mask is key to preventing serious facial injury.