The unbreakable hockey stick

[GreenLantern2814]

Originally Posted by Hockeyguy15

According to their website you can pre-order one for $270 plus shipping.

Then they just made another $279.

[calumniate]

Burningyears is gonna hate this. He loves breaking sticks

[Cheerio]

Can you get an Iginla curve with a more square end to the blade? I'm uncertain but I think I'll try it

[Hockeyguy15]

Originally Posted by Cheerio

Can you get an Iginla curve with a more square end to the blade? I'm uncertain but I think I'll try it

Their kickstarter page has the curve patterns.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...r-hockey-stick

And their actual web page.
http://www.colthockey.com/

[Hatter]

Wideman NEEDS this stick. Hopefully there's also an option for a permanent adhesive as well. The guy breaks and drops more sticks than anyone I've ever seen.

[Hemi-Cuda]

Originally Posted by fastpuck

I wonder about injury increase from slashing. The stick won't break, so will the bone give?

Existing composite sticks will break bone before they snap in half. What this would do is cutdown on the chintzy slashing calls where a player taps another player's already weakened stick and it snaps, resulting in a penalty

[Itse]

Originally Posted by CMPunk

Impressive, but how much money will you make selling an item that wont break?

Companies make good money selling stuff like basic spoons, which don't cost that much and easily last for decades. As long as there's a big enough customer base, you'll always have a good income.

Everything breaks eventually. Or gets misplaced, destroyed in a fire, stolen, what ever. Tons of hockey sticks are bought for kids, who will grow up and need bigger sticks every year.

Also, you could open up a whole new market of much more customized sticks. Sticks in team colors would become feasible for every beer-league team with cash to spend. Special sticks for special events. Even more careful specifications might become feasible.

If the sticks stop being disposable, people will be ready to spend even more money on an individual stick. Plus they could want a couple of different ones after a while...

[Northendzone]

be interesting to see how the mainstream hockey stick maker react to this (if at all)

[cam_wmh]

Originally Posted by fastpuck

I wonder about injury increase from slashing. The stick won't break, so will the bone give?

I don't know if I've ever seen a slash on a player cause a stick to break.

[joejoe3]

imagine getting slashed by one of those...

[worth]

Was pretty sure this thread was going to be about a certain magic stick...

http://forum.calgarypuck.com/showthread.php?t=95702&
http://forum.calgarypuck.com/showthread.php?t=123744&

[Cheerio]

Originally Posted by Hockeyguy15

Their kickstarter page has the curve patterns.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...r-hockey-stick

And their actual web page.
http://www.colthockey.com/

Was referencing this

Originally Posted by worth

Was pretty sure this thread was going to be about a certain magic stick...

http://forum.calgarypuck.com/showthread.php?t=95702&
http://forum.calgarypuck.com/showthread.php?t=123744&

[memphusk]

I could break it.

[MyFlamesFirst]

Originally Posted by Hockeyguy15

Their kickstarter page has the curve patterns.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...r-hockey-stick

And their actual web page.
http://www.colthockey.com/

I am contemplating getting some ping pong balls. I think it would not only be awesome to have and show off by standing on it, but it would be awesome for beer pong. Also it may hurt more when throwing them at people, which of course means more fun!

[shogged]

Originally Posted by MyFlamesFirst

They are not going to be able to compete with the big brands that have been making hockey sticks for decades. If I am him I am trying to make a deal and get a licensing deal with a big brand, or try and set up a bidding war from the big manufacturers.

Remind me never to go into business with you

[GreenLantern2814]

Originally Posted by shogged

Remind me never to go into business with you

No kidding. This isn't exactly '$20,000 electric car that goes 500km/charge' but it's pretty impressive.

[FlamingHomer]

Mandatory for all penalty killers.

[Ashasx]

There's no way this stick would be allowed by the league. Too much risk for injury from slashes and what have you.

[sa226]

When I saw the title I thought it was another Crazy Bacon Legs epic.

Kinda dissappointed.

[BACKCHECK!!!]

Originally Posted by Ashasx

There's no way this stick would be allowed by the league. Too much risk for injury from slashes and what have you.

Because if you slash someone, your stick normally breaks to cushion the blow?

Because if you have a stick that doesn't break as easily, then it will magically generate more force when you swing it at someone?

There was a time when NHLers used aluminum sticks with Kevlar blades, and I guarantee you those were stronger than this product (and also probably 3x heavier). And there was no inexplicable increase in slashing-related injuries.