The NHL has shifted towards prioritizing player safety, with visors now required for new players. Veterans like Ryan O'Reilly and Jamie Benn, who started their careers without visors, resist the ...

The league instituted a rule change ahead of the 2013-14 season that stated all players with fewer than 25 games of experience at the time “must wear a visor properly affixed to their helmet.” The ...

Family members will often call or text to tell the veteran NHL center again that it is time to put on a visor. Sticks have ... among a handful of NHL skaters without facial protection.

The Number of NHL Players Still Playing Without Face Visors Is Dwindling, Only a Handful Left TORONTO (AP) — Ryan O’Reilly has had the conversation a number of times. Family members will often ...