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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.
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Two Piece - Joint at blade and handle. Invented by the Hespeler Stick company to speed up production and easy to replace.
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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.
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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.
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Joe Sakic and Paul Kariya begin to use a one piece composite stick because of its lightweight, power, and consistenty.
