Duder84

Does anyone have any pics of a Kariya pro?

What does the matte grip feel like? I've been wanting to try it out

quick question, does anyone know if the HD foam on custom Eagles bulk up the gloves a little bit?

Those sticks remind me of the old ultra-lite shafts where you can see the weave. I love the simple design of those sticks.

kinda hard to see, but are those one piece fingers?

Just want to clarify, dual flex zones means the stick flexes around the centre of the stick right?

will the shafts be longer like other companies have done? or are they staying keeping the standard 48" or whatever?

Congratulations and best of luck David

or you could shorten your shaft

thats a nice curve, what's the lie on those blades?

you know, instead of blaming the internet, you should just stand corrected

do you rec league there? I play there every week in the adult rec league

OK, how about the skate sharpener at the LHS who offers you a discount on a skate card if you pay him cash. Of course he doesn't ring it up on a register, so you know that money is going straight into his pocket and he isn't going to be paying taxes there either. well you got your sharpening didn't you? <_<

i like the blade, didn't mind the feel, but is it going to be around still though? any canadian store owners know?

Does anyone know if the Ultra Graphite blade will still be around?

maybe they'll use the old ultra lite clear coat again this time around?

wow thats wicked, black ultra lite here i come any news on whether it chips easily?

totally agree with the black UL, the white is pretty nice i guess, but black would be better, i guess its time to break out the magic marker:)

i was hoping the ultralites would be black, but i guess the white is a lot better than the puke green

Whoa, McGyver! :D McGyver played hockey too! It was in the opening credits. :) Most of my modifications involve sewing to some degree. To add to the stereotype, my grandfather was a tailor in SouthEast China, and later in Hong Kong. I must have gotten some of his talent. McGyver does wear a Calgary Flames hat in some episodes, I don't know where Richard Dean Anderson's from, but Calgary seems likely...yeah...used to be a big McGyver fan wish I had some of your sewing skills:)

for the gloves, you had to cut open the cuff area to replace the plastic right? I actually want to try and add a panel to the cuffs on my older gloves, kind of like the eagle extended cuffs, but i'm still trying to figure out how to sew it on

Just like the "Show it off" topic, except show the modifications you've made to your equipment. Be it extra padding or adding color to gloves, it'd be kind of fun to see what everyone does with their equipment to make life easier/safer when playing hockey, pics definetly welcome

Product - Hespeler Alpha Nemesis, 220 flex, RH Reviewer - 5'11", 140lbs., forward Aesthetics - Definetly a unique stick in pattern design. Enough patterns on it to make it look neat while not making it look busy. Colours are great, love the chrome finish on it. 10/10 Blade - Well, first I think I should mention the rubber insert on it. This thing works. Period. Felt nice to receive passes, pucks don't bounch off my blade like other composites. The blade itself was stiff, I had some chipping at the toe after two games, but thats due to my constant use of the toe to jam against boards and other people's sticks....and legs ;). It also felt nice to stick handle the puck with, you could feel it right against your blade, I don't have to look down as often when stickhandling. Great blade. 9.5/10 Flex - At first I thought it might be a little too stiff for me, but not by much as I'm used to using stiffer sticks anyways, I usually use 100 flex or similar sticks. You can feel the kick as you shoot, and to me, it seems to kick more when shooting rather than when flexing it by itself. My kind of flex for sure. 10/10 Stickhandling - Again, this is where the insert helps. You could feel where the puck is on the blade, receiving passes is nice and easy, the puck doesn't want to bounch like with other composite blades. The curve of the blade is nice for stickhandling as it suits my style of puck handling. The toe curve is great for toe-drags. 10/10 Shooting - I can hit bull's eyes with this stick like there's no tommorow....assuming I can get a shot off right. The curve, though good for stickhandling, was not too great for shooting, the puck kept flipping around and leaves my blade in weird tragectories....but after playing around with it a little more, I got used to the curve, though I sort of had to change how I shoot. The stiff flex helps with speed of my shot for sure. Slapshots, something I've never been good at was great. It felt good to get the slapshots off with this stick, it actually added some speed to it as well. 9/10 Weight & Balance - Very well balanced stick. Also very light. I think these compare to the first generation of Synergys in weight, but actually feels a little lighter than that to me. Can't say enough about the balance. 10/10 Durability - Don't know yet, I've used it for about 5 games now, besides the chip at the toe (which has not expanded like I thought it would) and the paint chipping, nothing's wrong with it. It still feels steady and rock solid, and I have not been too careful with it at all. Faceoffs, diggin in corners, taking slashes, slashing people, its gone through it all and coming on top with its head high. 9/10 Intagibles - Because of the paint chipping, the stick gets ugly after a while (c'mon guys, I know I'm not the only one hate seeing a stick getting beaten by the ugly stick....), but other than that, no gripes about the stick. Shooting is hard with the curve, but thats something I could deal with (practice, practice, practice) 9/10 Conclusion - Overall a very nice stick definetly helped me out performance wise, and it was only $99.99 cdn, so a very good bargain. Too bad they don't make these anymore, hopefully Hespeler will make more of these, or sell the patent off to some other company(which seems unlikely, but one can hope) 76.5/80 = 96%