Newswise — The latest ratings from the Virginia Tech Helmet Lab aim to help young people select the best headgear for hat tricks. On Dec. 16, the lab released its first-ever ratings for youth hockey ...

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The latest hockey helmet to be released, the Bauer RE-AKT 75, is the best performing helmet on the consumer market according to the Virginia Tech Helmet Ratings system developed by Virginia Tech ...

As a new hockey season dawns, mounting concerns about concussions are inspiring Virginia Tech researchers to evaluate the sport's helmets for safety and durability. The tests involve embedded sensors, ...

Virginia Tech has helped change football for a decade, making the sport safer for athletes without losing the thrill of participating or watching a rugged, intense sport. Now its College of ...

A newly released hockey helmet has earned four out of five stars from the Virginia Tech Helmet Ratings, scoring higher than any other helmet since the first hockey ratings were released two years ago.

If not for damaging hits to the head, the career of hockey great Pat LaFontaine might have lasted for at least several more years. Now the Hockey Hall of Famer — whose heyday spanned the 1980s and ...

More than a quarter of all helmets worn by hockey players, from the NHL to youth leagues, are unsafe, according to an independent study provided to "Outside the Lines" that ranked hockey helmets based ...

Focused Gear and Institutional Sports Programs Propel Field Hockey Equipment DemandDublin, Sept. (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- "Field Hockey Equipment Market Opportunity, Growth Drivers, Industry Trend Analysis ...