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1920's
the hand-carved one-piece stick era designs for a two-piece wood stick. The blade is inserted into a joint in the shaft before it is glued. -
1930's and 1940's
Two- and three-piece wood sticks. at least 22 ounces (or about 600 grams) in weight. -
1950's
Manufacturers experiment by wrapping their wood blades in fibreglass, and within 20 years they are also using the materials to reinforce their shafts. The advancement paves the way for stronger, lighter sticks made of cheaper, lighter woods that retained the durability of heavier models. -
1960's
they still had straight blade until they experimented with curves, running their wood blades under hot water until they’re soft before bending them under a door jamb overnight. -
1970's
While many stick manufacturers still use solid hardwood. Canadian companies begin to dominate the market with sticks fashioned from lightweight aspen and reinforced with fiberglass. -
1980's
One reports says Gretzky’s use of the stick helps vault Titan from the 13th-biggest stick maker to No. 1 in the world as measured by revenue. -
1990
an HXP 5100 aluminum shafted stick made by Easton, whose aluminum bats have come to dominate the market in softball and college baseball. Aluminum sticks have been previously used by the hall-of-fame-bound -
1995's
The first composite blade is introduced. and players were easily to score goals faster and easier on goalies -
2000's
he early adopters of the Easton Synergy, the first popular one-piece composite stick. By 2004, some 90 per cent of players are using composite technology. NHL goaltenders are among those who aren’t thrilled. -
2018
The 2018 Bauer NEXUS 2N Pro could be your new favourite stick. It was built to make the game easier, and that’s exactly what it does. With advanced blade and carbon layering technology built in, the 2N Pro is the lightest and most durable NEXUS stick to hit the market.
