Apr 8, 2021 · Playing youth hockey in the 90s, I had a favorite Christian Stick that I could shoot like no other. Pretty sure it was the Christian or St. Louis curve. Different styles of play in hockey and stick materials have really changed what today's standard curves look like, and they (P88, P92, W28) just don't feel the same.

An offset hockey stick is a stick that has the blade positioned offset from the shaft. This offset is usually about 1 to 2 inches. The offset hockey stick was first introduced in the early 1990s and it quickly became the most popular type of stick among NHL players.

I have a very distinct memory of Warrior making a stick that had an offset blade, like a lacrosse stick. This would have been in the late 90s I think? I cannot find any evidence of it online. Was this a fever dream or does anyone else remember it?

Aug 19, 2020 · I was just thinking of the boom of composite sticks and shafts I saw during my time in youth and high school hockey. What were some of the random brands breaking into the industry that you tried out? ProKennex - these were either kevlar or carbon fiber shafts but didn't have any consistency as far as flex.

1990's - Featuring the flexibility of wood and the stability of wooden sticks, composite shafts are rapidly adopted throughout the ‘90s. 2000's and beyond - The one-piece composite stick is introduced, forever changing the sport.

The late 90s and early 2000s brought in more modern materials to hockey sticks such as fiberglass, graphite (carbon fiber), kevlar and even titanium. Some players, like Peter Bondra, resisted the change and stuck with wood sticks.

Jul 14, 2006 · In the early 90s Canstar owned Bauer, Cooper, Micron, Daoust, Flak, Winnwell, and Tuuk. Bauer never bought Cooper. By 1997 Canstar put all the brand names to bed except Bauer and Tuuk.

In the 80s/90s you wanted the stiffest stick you could use, and a stiffer stick was considered a plus. The shaft lasted forever, and blades were cheaper than whole wooden sticks, and you could customize those blades with a blowtorch and some vice grips.

Feb 7, 2018 · Many of the patterns available across the modern hockey stick industry can trace their origin to curves originally offered by former manufacturer Easton Hockey. Those who played in the ‘90s or early 00’s will remember such classics as the Yzerman or Shanahan, but these well-loved patterns are nearly defunct today.

We played with Easton Aluminum chrome hockey stick shafts growing up, and there might not be a stick more iconic than the model used by the Great One himself. For our first composite model we took the design of these early 90s staples, but with the best specs of our decade.