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The first hockey stick was made out of wood and was made with no curve on the blade of the stick. The blade of the stick was just flat not like sticks today were there is a curve going either left or right
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The preferred material to make hockey sticks out of was changed, from wood to ash.
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The Ottawa Senators Cy denneny introduced the curved stick or the ¨Banana curve´
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In the 1950´s companys started wrapping fiberglass around the blades of wooden hockey sticks.
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In the year 1960 was when the banana blades started being the stick that everyone wanted to use that played hockey.
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In 1980 company's started producing sticks that were made of just aluminum.
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In 1981, the National Hockey League approved aluminum sticks to be used in NHL games.
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In the early 90´s sticks started being produced and made out of carbon fiber as the main material.
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The first composite stick blade was introduced.
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Current sticks that are used in the NHL and all other leagues are 1 peice sticks made of composite and carbon fiber