Which NHL Player Has The Craziest Curve?
Posted by AJ Lee on 04 26 2019
Ever since — and
probably before — Stan Mikita first broke a blade in the boards at a Blackhawks
practice and he and Bobby Hull started strafing the top shelf, crazy hockey curves have
been a part of the NHL.
Some NHL player curves are
outrageous, dancing along and at times skipping blithely over the leag
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Worst NHL Tape Jobs
Posted by AJ Lee on 01 23 2019
Hockey
stick tape jobs are, for many NHL players, a sacred ritual.
It
must be done precisely, even obsessively, so that the results produce a comfort
with their consistency. Sidney Crosby, for one, is so notably particular (read:
“superstitious”) about his tape jobs that no one is allowed to handl
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Stick Insight: Ryan Dzingel
Posted by AJ Lee on 01 15 2019
Ryan Dzingel has always been good with the stick.
Of course, growing up outside Chicago, the stick was
frequently a baseball bat. And Dzingel, the son of a father who played
collegiately at Louisiana Tech, was an all-state shortstop for Wheaton Academy.
But then, Dzingel had also been playing hockey since
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Hockey Stick Handedness
Posted by AJ Lee on 01 08 2019
While World
Is Right, Hockey Leans Left
Ninety percent of the world is right-handed. Yet, in the
NHL, more than 60 percent of the players have a left-handed shot — i.e., with
their right hand on the top of the stick’s grip and the toe of the blade curving to the right as
you look down on it. Manuf
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Remain Flexible When Considering Hockey Stick Flex
Posted by Adam Rosenbaum on 12 13 2018
The moment anyone starts talking about hockey stick flex,
Zdeno Chara’s name comes up.
The 6-foot-9 Boston Bruins defenseman is known for having the
stiffest stick in the NHL, typically playing with a 150 or 155-flex stick in a
league where anything in three digits is considered stiff. But there
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How Tall Should A Hockey Stick Be?
Posted by Adam Rosenbaum on 10 24 2018
It’s important to know the proper hockey stick length.
Playing with an improperly sized stick can slow players’ development, make
their shooting less accurate and powerful, and even throw off their skating.
How Long Is a Hockey Stick?
That’s a question with many answers. The proper hockey stick
len
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Should You Grab a Hockey Stick Grip?
Posted by Adam Rosenbaum on 09 25 2018
Almost forever — OK, since the early 1900s — hockey players
have been applying tape to their sticks.
While the blade gets most of the attention, for reasons of
both protection and performance, the butt end of the stick requires equally
careful taping to enhance a player’s ability to hold onto
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How To Tape A Hockey Stick Toe Like A Pro
Posted by Adam Rosenbaum on 08 28 2018
Most hockey players take their tape jobs seriously.
David Pastrnak, not so much. The Bruins forward has blamed
his drunken candy cane swirl of a tape job on penny-pinching ways born from his
Czech upbringing. And he celebrated the Islanders’ signing of his friend, ex-Russian leaguer and fellow Czech
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Best Hockey Sticks: 2017-2018 Season
Posted by Adam Rosenbaum on 04 30 2018
Confession time: “Best,” as used in the above headline, is a
misnomer.
Face it: Most of the time, “best” is subjective at, um,
best. And when it comes to hockey sticks, we’re not going to gauge personal
opinions or count sales. Our list is ranked by usage among active NHL players
in the 2017-18 regular se
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Top Hockey Equipment Brands
Posted by AJ Lee on 01 29 2018
Thousands of places across cyberspace will sell you a hockey
stick, skates, or a helmet.
GearGeek
will simply tell you what you really need to know about that equipment — and
gloves, and pants.
What do the NHL players use? Essentially, each and every one
of them. Updated daily and sliced just about an
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Best Hockey Sticks: 2016-17 Season
Posted by AJ Lee on 05 11 2017
Let’s just get this out of the way first:
The rankings in our list below are
determined by their usage among active players in the NHL through the end of
the 2016-17 regular season.
This is not
based off of any sales figures or personal opinions.
Let's get to it.
#10. Easton Synergy GX – 16 activ
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Pro Stick Insight: Joe Pavelski
Posted by AJ Lee on 07 06 2016
Player: Joe Pavelski
Team: San Jose Sharks
Position: Center
Height: 5 ft 11 in
Weight: 190 lbs
Stick Specs:
Shoots: Right
Stick: Warrior Covert QR1 (White Graphic)
Flex: 80-85
Curve: Heel
Lie: 5
Grip: Yes
Height: 60”
In recent years, Sharks captain Joe Pavelski has
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Creating A Pro Stock Stick
Posted by AJ Lee on 04 12 2016
It’s every hockey player’s dream to make it to the NHL. To play with, and against, the best players in the world, in front of thousands of fans packed into iconic arenas across North America…it’s an opportunity that very few players are given, and one that even fewer are able to capitalize on. In fact, an “elite”
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Paddle Battle
Posted by Bobby Kilian on 08 12 2015
Goalie and player alike have a few different options when it
comes to sticks. Unlike player sticks, however, goalie sticks are all the same
shape regardless if they are foam-core, wood, or composite. If the variations
of goal sticks are not as obvious as distinct visual differences, how then can
the three
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Stick Kick
Posted by Bobby Kilian on 08 05 2015
What is one of the most frequently asked question at
any
hockey stick retailer
in the United States? Every sales associate at every hockey equipment retailer
can answer this one, “What is the kick point on this stick?” To the average
hockey parent every stick looks the same. Even some seasoned veterans c
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The Anatomy of a Pro Stock Stick
Posted by Nate Puskaric on 10 22 2014
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Similarities and Differences: Warrior DT1s
Posted by Nate Puskaric on 10 21 2014
The Warrior DT1 sticks are a strong
addition to any high-end stick arsenal. As many of you already know, the Covert
DT1s come in 2 different styles, the ST and the LT. These versions can easily
be distinguished by their coloring. The shaft of the ST generally has more
white than black, and the opposite is true
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Marian Hossa Is the Ultimate pro Stock Hockey Stick Guy!
Posted by Pro Stock Hockey on 07 30 2014
Every stick must be perfect to his spec or he rejects it. As part of his pregame routine, he puts a ton of time into prepping several new sticks for each game. Each of his game sticks vary slightly in height ( + / - 1/8” off his standard already very long 64” length) and then he uses what feels the best to him d
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