Not only are ice hockey fans mesmerized by the Harvard goalkeepers’ skills and ferocity at the net, but also by their unique, custom-designed helmets.

Equipment is fundamental to serious ice hockey. Helmet, neck guard, chest pad, elbow guard, glove, pants, jersey, shin pad, pelvic guard, skates, stick — players must dress up like medieval ...

One by one, players for the Metropolitan Riveters, the top women’s professional hockey team in New Jersey, step onto the ice. They’re dressed in red, blue, green, white and black practice jerseys.