For years, Kenesky's shaped every level of hockey in Canada all the way up to the NHL. In the late 60s and early 70s, every single goalie pad worn in the NHL was made by the store's then-owner ...

Joel Hulsman, co-owner of Kenesky's Sports and Cycle Between 1969 and 1971, the corner store at Barton and Wellington streets made every single goalie pad worn in the NHL. The wait for a ...

Kenesky's impact was felt at every level of hockey, all the way up to the NHL. In the late 60s and early 70s, every single goalie pad worn in the NHL came from the store's then-owner, Emil "Pops" ...

he sat down at the same bench on which Pops Kenesky had invented the modern goalie pad in 1924 and tried to imitate what he’d seen. With limited success. Scott Radley is a columnist with the ...

Hulsman, who passed away at 65 on March 13, was the longtime owner of the legendary Kenesky Sports, which was originally started by the family of the man who invented ice hockey goalie pads, ...

A package this size was hardly unusual, since running a sporting goods store means he gets stuff delivered every day. But when he ripped into it a few minutes later, the owner of Kenesky Sports froze.

For years, Kenesky's shaped every level of hockey in Canada all the way up to the NHL. In the late 60s and early 70s, every single goalie pad worn in the NHL was made by the store's then-owner, Emil ...