In reel life: At the start of the film, Chiefs goalie ... bunch of old-time goons in the final game. In real life: Many of the "opponents" in the film were either active minor-league hockey ...

Later, working in an auto body shop in hockey-mad Michigan ... And recently, for 4 Nations Face-Off, popular Sweden-based designer David Gunnarsson created masks for goalies on each team.

“People think you have to be a full-time goalie at 5 years old when you're learning how to skate,” USA Hockey head of goalie development Steve Thompson says. “That’s something we strongly ...

Recording the third most victories (434) by a goalie in NHL history, the Hall of Famer in time won over skeptics ... with a masked Plante, and the face of hockey was changed forever.

Sidney Crosby, whose Pittsburgh Penguins failed to make the NHL playoffs, is joining Team Canada for the men's world hockey ...