When I was a kid, growing up and playing hockey, there weren't that many choices in the way of sticks. If you were like me, chances are you picked up a straight blade stick and either got dad to heat and curve the blade or you got real ambitious and did it yourself. Now there are more choices and a whole range of prices.
Long gone are the days of picking up a cheap stick from the hardware store or retail store. Now there are dozens of brands and models to pick from, but the number of wood sticks and even two-piece sticks (shaft and blade) are dwindling in favor of one-piece composite sticks.
As the parent of a young goaltender, I don't have to worry about this too much. There are a few choices out there for goaler sticks and they are all one piece. There are even a few composites out there, that my son is probably going to make me look at for next season, but I am not bogged down by the same choices that the parent of a skater is faced with.
Here is one opinion that I found on the wood versus composite argument. Check it out and be informed before you make your decision (or let your kid make your decision for you). And don't forget your
shaft repair system.
