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The Hockey Stick

By FridayAKAScott

  • (1838) William Moffatt Sugar Maple Stick

    (1838) William Moffatt Sugar Maple Stick
    Hand carved hockey stick. One piece of wood. William Moffatt between 1835-38 from sugar maple wood. Hockey started in Novia Scotia and they needed a stick.

  • 1920's Hespeler Stick Company

    1920's Hespeler Stick Company
    Two Piece - Joint at blade and handle. Invented by the Hespeler Stick company to speed up production and easy to replace.

  • Fiberglass Reindorced Hockey Stick

    Fiberglass Reindorced Hockey Stick
    Companies begin to reinforce stick blades with fiberglass. Later, they would reinforce the shaft as well. This was because lamination was able to produce lighter, stronger, consistent sticks fore less money.

  • Stan Mikita Popularizes/Invents Curved Blades

    Stan Mikita Popularizes/Invents Curved Blades
    In a practice Stan Mikita broke a stick blade causing is stick to curve. The curve's ability to lift the puck forever changed the game.

  • First Composite Hockey Stick

    First Composite Hockey Stick
    Joe Sakic and Paul Kariya begin to use a one piece composite stick because of its lightweight, power, and consistenty.