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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Virginia Tech’s Helmet Lab is doing the work to make sure the equipment that your child uses is up to the task of keeping ...

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 ...

One player stands out amid a swarm of crimson helmets zipping up and down the ice. Not only are ice hockey fans mesmerized by the Harvard goalkeepers’ skills and ferocity at the net, but also by their ...

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 ...

A veteran college hockey coach thinks there might be a simple solution to dealing with the growing problem of headshots and serious injuries in hockey. Just build a better hockey helmet. Ken Babey, ...

The five-star ratings of hockey helmets, judging their abilities to help prevent concussions, have been released by experts. The findings so far: Only one of 32 tested hockey helmets earned three ...