The following article is courtesy of the Vancouver Province via CanWest MediaWorks Publications Inc. and CANADA.com.
THE LONG AND THE SHORT OF IT
How long should your kids’ hockey sticks be? You may as well ask how long their hair should be.
Vancouver Province, December 30, 2007
How long should your kids’ hockey sticks be? You may as [...]
The following article courtesy of the Minnesota Wild and Todd Smith
Tools of the Trade: Stick work
A player’s stick, more often than not, serves his strengths on the ice
During a recent Wild game, Minnesota forward Cal Clutterbuck was caught in one of the worst positions imaginable for a young NHL player.
The high-octane Detroit Red Wings were [...]
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From a Detroit Free Press article, March 2, 2009…
STICK WORK: Dan Cleary and Wayne Gretzky are part of the reason Kris Draper has been more productive offensively of late. Draper switched to a new stick pattern earlier this month, scored a goal in his first game using his new stick on Feb. 12 against the [...]
On CBC Sport’s “Inside Hockey” television program, Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby explains to Ron MacLean the different dimensions of his stick (scroll forward to the 3:03 mark).
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Shaone Morrisonn of the Washington Capitals takes us through his daily stick selection process for practice and games.
How do YOU choose your stick? What company/manufacturer do you prefer? One-piece versus two-piece? Blade pattern (curve type, depth, face angle, lie, and toe shape)? Weight? Flex? Stick length? How do you tape your knob and blade? Leave a [...]
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