Ice Hockey Sticks

Hockey Sticks of the San Jose Sharks

I was watching a San Jose Sharks game this weekend and they had a short segment about the Sharks Ice Hockey Sticks with their assistant equipment manager Rick Bronwell. The hockey stick numbers: Zero wood hockey sticks 100% Composite sticks 2 players use two piece sticks (Joe Thornton and Patrick Marleau) Everybody else uses 1 [...]

Most likely “World’s Oldest Hockey Stick”

There is a nice article from the Nanaimo Daily News on Mark Presley’s Hockey Stick. The experts seem to be lining up behind this stick as the most authentic (so far) hockey stick to claim the title of the oldest. The hunt for the hockey stick national treasure continues… Here are some interesting snippets from [...]

Hockey the Cause of Most Canadian Baseball Players Batting Left Handed?

Here is a fun story about the majority of Canadian Baseball player batting left handed due to playing hockey left handed as they grew up. Why do so many Canadian baseball players bat left-handed? Jason Bay has a theory: When first handed a hockey stick, the typical Canadian kid grabs the end with his right [...]

World’s Largest Hockey Stick and Puck In Need of Repair

The World’s Largest Hockey Stick and Puck (as recognized by the Guinness Book of World’s Records) are in dire need of repair. Snippet from the article… Built in 1985, the 205-foot hockey stick is built from Douglas fir beams reinforced with steel, and weighs in at a staggering 61,000 pounds (28,118 kgs). The puck, well, [...]

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