NEW YORK, NY – The NHL’s competition committee has formed a group to examine the size and configuration of goalie equipment this summer, and it appears that the first prototypes are already ...

Martin Biron, the Rangers’ 6-3 backup goalie, said that under the new rule, he was allowed a 37 ½-inch pad but would stick with the 37-inch pads he had worn throughout his 12-year N.H.L. career.

Vancouver Canucks goalie Cory Schneider makes a save against the Dallas Stars during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Darryl Dyck) ...

in Game Six of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals during the 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Madison Square Garden on May 12, 2013 in New York City. Paul Bereswill It might be the middle of July, ...

The NHL has been pushing for a reduction in goalie pads and it looks like it has got its wish.