Let us know your favorite Smith mask in the comments below! Before the start of the 2023-24 season, The Hockey News interviewed Islanders netminder Ilya Sorokin about his brand-new mask:. Related ...

Backup goalie Cory Schneider's mask had a tribute to Millionaire goalie legend Hugh Lehman on one side, ... Hall of Famer Billy Smith and Glenn "Chico" Resch.

Ranking the best goalie masks across the league this season, from 1 to 32. ... Billy Smith and others, to the Islanders script font running along the top, this is a great-looking mask.

When a goalie earns nicknames like "the Hatchet Man" and "Battlin' Billy," you know the stories from old teammates are going to be good.

The Hall of Fame goalie who backstopped the Islanders to four straight Stanley Cups from 1980-83 often was a man of few public words. Fortunately, his former teammates have plenty of “Battlin ...

Islanders icon Billy Smith was a superb goalie and four-time Stanley Cup winner. But he was also a fantastic interview. And in this story Smith wrote for THN, he was in peak form.

Islanders goaltender Billy Smith, shown here in the team's first Stanley Cup run in 1980, was a stalwart of the Islanders' dynasty. Credit: Getty Images/Focus On Sport By Andrew Gross andrew.gross ...

Nov. 28, 1979 -Billy Smith is given credit for a goal in a 7-4 loss to the Colorado Rockies and becomes the first NHL goaltender to be credited with a goal. The Isles trailed the Rockies 4-3 in ...