The hockey season is long, from August through March, with 6:40 a.m. and 8 p.m. practices. There is skate sharpening and rolls of tape used to fasten socks, giant bags full of smelly gear and ...

Some members of the U.S. hockey team heading to the Sochi Games this weekend will be carrying some high-tech gear with them that will be kept under wraps. Socks. Very high-tech, performance socks.

The socks are made with materials including copper and Kevlar, more commonly used in body armor. ... U.S. Hockey Players Wear Armored Socks. February 5, 2014 5:00 AM ET.

There are more than 387,000 youth hockey players in the U.S., ... Equipment Certification Council or HECC to adopt new standards, and not just for neck guards, but for cut-resistant socks, ...

The Charleston Youth Hockey Association has been mandating neck laceration protection for all its players since 2021. Julie Taylor/Frozen Biscuit Photography/Provided.

Hockey moms and major junior players are slowly turning to cut-resistant socks after an NHL star had his Achilles tendon sliced by a skate blade. One Windsor, Ont., hockey shop told CBC News it ...

When the U.S. Olympic men’s hockey team goes to Sochi, Russia, to compete in the Winter Games next month, the players will be wearing socks from Tennessee. Brentwood-based Swiftwick’s knee ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Some members of the U.S. hockey team heading to the Sochi Games this weekend will be carrying some high-tech gear with them that will be kept under wraps. Socks. Very ...