Ice Hockey Sticks

Hockey Stick Selection With Coach Tom Martin [video]

Here is a good beginner’s guide on proper hockey stick selection with coach Tom Martin from Sportskool.
The 3 minute video covers:

The right hockey stick length is about chin height when standing in skates
The right stick lie is one that keeps the blade flat on the ice
How to tape the handle of a hockey stick with [...]

Hockey Stick Lie – Get Your Angles Right For Better Puck Control

Hockey Stick Lie describes the angle of the blade in reference to the shaft.

A lie value of 5 corresponds to a 135° angle, and each additional increase lie value corresponds to a 2° smaller angle. Typical lie values range from 4 to 7 with most stock sticks near 5.5.
The Hockey Stick Lie Chart

Lie value
Angle between [...]

Hockey Stick Length vs. Flex: How Cutting Your Stick Affects its Flex

Cutting your stick length a significant amount will increase its flex. Use the following Hockey Stick Length vs. Flex Chart to help determine how much your flex will change when cutting your stick.

Cutting the stick down

Base Flex
in length changes the flex:

2″
4″
6″

Youth
42
49 Flex
57 Flex
67 Flex

Junior
52
60 Flex
68 Flex
77 Flex

INT
67
74 Flex
80 Flex
87 Flex

Senior
77
84 Flex
92 Flex
100 Flex

Senior
87
96 Flex
105 Flex
112 [...]

Hockey Stick Flex: Produce Better Shots With The Right Flex/Stiffness

Welcome to the Hockey Stick Flex Guide. This article should arm you with all of the information that you need to answer the common question of “what flex hockey stick should I use?”
Hockey Stick Flex is a measure of how flexible or how stiff a hockey stick is when a force is applied to it. [...]

Hockey Stick Length

Length of Hockey Sticks:
Ice Hockey Sticks come in different sizes and configurations to match to every hockey player. Standard hockey stick configuration names and their range of lengths are:

Junior = 46-53 inches
Intermediate = around 54 inches
Senior = 56-63 inches

Extra long shafts are also available. For example, the Warrior Ak27 X-Long shaft comes 6 [...]