WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin is the first NHL player to lace up custom-painted skates, though in a sport that discourages freedom of expression he may not turn out to be much of a trendsetter. The ...

Custom-painted footwear, which has become a huge phenomenon in the NFL, is coming to the NHL, courtesy of one of the sports biggest stars, Alex Ovechkin. When the Washington Capitals warm up before ...

You don't often see hockey players break out funky footwear for a pregame fashion statement like in other sports, but Alex Ovechkin is ready to be a trendsetter. The Capitals star winger will wear a ...

Roughly a year ago, Peter Gubernator was displaced by flooding in Fort McMurray, Alberta. For him, the summer of 2020 was about trying to find a consistent housing solution for himself and his two ...

A glance at Joseph Spiteri's gentle hands reveals the toll taken by making more than a million stiff leather boots for ice skaters' feet. His swollen fingers are stained from 50 years of exposure to ...

On Sunday night — Oldies Night — at Skateland in Northridge, it seems nearly every pair of roller skates is unique — well, except for the best friends who had theirs made to match each other's.

If you’ve been to a local skate rink lately, you’ve probably seen the custom skate trend that is sweeping skaters off their feet. The new “sneaker skates” have rolled into Provo and taken the skate ...

No longer growing, playing hockey enough to justify the purchase, and because I was celebrating the end of a dozen years of student-loan hell, I decided last summer to buy my first pair of custom-fit ...