Hockeyfightsoftheyear

The Evolution of the Hockey Stick

By torsten.waz.here

  • The First Ever Hockey Stick

    The First Ever Hockey Stick
    The first recorded stick was hand carved by William Mofat in 1837, using a knife and Suger Maple Wood.

  • The Two Piece Stick

    The Two Piece Stick
    The Hespeler stick company was the first to make the two peice stick in 1905 to improve the quality of the stick.

  • The Three Piece Stick

    The Three Piece Stick
    After the two piece stick, the three piece stick was quickly created. Hockey companies world wide soon were filled with two and three piece sticks.

  • The Fiberglass Blade

    The Fiberglass Blade
    The first fiberglass blades were made to produce a lighter weight stick, and a stronger blade.

  • The Curved Blade

    The Curved Blade
    During a Chicago Blackhawks practice, Stan Mikita tweeked the blade of his Hockey stick so that it resembled a V. When he took shot with the crooked blade, and the rsults were amazing. Soon after sticks all over the world began to be produced with a slightly curved blade.

  • The Fully Composite Stick

    The Fully Composite Stick
    After Easton began making the Aluminum shaft stick, a new technology appeared in the fully composite one piece stick. This type of stick is th most current and popular modle of stick.