DA_Champion Posted March 28, 2009 Report Share Posted March 28, 2009 Maybe I'm insane but it seems like hockey sticks break more than they used to. Maybe the Habs just use a crappy wood, from mount royal or something. Maybe it's all the teams. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
77bourque77 Posted March 28, 2009 Report Share Posted March 28, 2009 hardly anyone uses wooden sticks anymore, they are all fiberglass composites. they tend to break more because of the flex they have to endure, and with the power some of the players have they tend to break a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA_Champion Posted March 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2009 If a team hired engineers to make a better stick would it be a great advantage? like when canada's speed skaters went alone with the clap skates? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Innis_Mor Posted March 28, 2009 Report Share Posted March 28, 2009 I can never understand why players don't go to solid wood on the PK and in the last minute defending a one-goal lead. Always kills me when the opposition scores because they were really two men up, not one (a defender broke their stick in their own end while trying to ice the puck). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvtomatKos-yn Posted March 28, 2009 Report Share Posted March 28, 2009 I know Gretzky once commented on the composite sticks. Called them the "biggest **** (In his words) ever". I feel for the guy though. Wooden sticks used to be dirt cheap, but now I can't find any under 40$ due to lack of production. At least if they had aluminum sticks that never broke, but noooooo, they stopped producing those too! All these companies are run by greed. Their motto? If it lasts, we can't sell it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubbles_TPB Posted March 28, 2009 Report Share Posted March 28, 2009 My theory is that they started to make sticks more fragile when they heard that there was a new rule that if an opponent breaks your stick, they get a penalty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruuvimeisseli Posted March 28, 2009 Report Share Posted March 28, 2009 I prefer wood sticks, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
77bourque77 Posted March 28, 2009 Report Share Posted March 28, 2009 My theory is that they started to make sticks more fragile when they heard that there was a new rule that if an opponent breaks your stick, they get a penalty. i highly doubt that is why they made them. its just evolution. wood (heavy, yet durable) - aluminum (lighter-durable) - composite (extremely light, but not as durable) i know that when i went from wood to composite i noticed a big difference. you dont feel like your holding a tone a weight. which is why they were made. lighter means better control of your stick and a better feel for where the puck is without having to always look down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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