More than a quarter of all helmets worn by hockey players, from the NHL to youth leagues, are unsafe, according to an independent study provided to "Outside the Lines" that ranked hockey helmets based ...

The conversation was a minute old and already Eric Lindros’ voice had risen an octave. He was discussing the accepted safety standards for hockey helmets and his sport’s apparent reluctance to do more ...

Ice hockey is one of the fastest contact sports in the world, meaning a hockey helmet is one of the most vital pieces of equipment in the game. Body checking is part of the game whether a skater plays ...

In a back room of a lab at the University of Ottawa is a cabinet full of heads. The “headforms” come in beige, blue and charcoal hues, and they’re built to take a beating. This is the Neurotrauma ...

OTTAWA, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bauer Hockey, Inc., the world’s leading manufacturer of ice hockey equipment, today officially unveiled the BAUER RE-AKT helmet, the first hockey helmet designed to ...

The mandatory use of helmets in the NHL was a significant safety initiative that revolutionized the sport of ice hockey. Prior to this rule, players wore helmets as a personal choice, and some ...

John Varrasi is a senior staff writer for the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). He contributed this article to Live Science's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. As a new hockey season ...

Some Winnipeg hockey parents are taking another look at the helmets their kids strap on after a startling new study. Researchers in the U.S. found most new helmets are either marginal or not ...

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. - A new scientific study is suggesting that many hockey helmets, used in all levels of the game, may be unsafe. The study comes from Virginia Tech and the same scientists who ...