Why is a Drury a Drury ?

[NuggyBuggy 0]

Here's a question I've always wondered about: if anything even close to a majority of NHL'ers use a "Drury" pattern (I keep seeing numbers like 60%), why do people refer to such patterns as Drury-ish ? Why not associate it with, say, whoever started using such a pattern in the first place, or some (even more) prominent NHL'er ? Is it all about Drury's All-American pedigree and subsequent marketability to American kids, or is there a better reason why he is associated with this type of curve that is apparently popular with a whole host of other (some presumably even more accomplished) NHLers ?

And how do these players get associated with "their" curves in the first place ? Because when I look at the list in the pattern DB, for instance, I'm sometimes surprised at who has their "own" curve, and who doesn't. I know the answer to this latter question is probably all about marketing, but I'm still surprised by the choices.

[Chadd 916]

They already have an Yzerman retail curve. YP = Drury

[Gongshow11 1]

int he nhl its actually the YP, but we call it the drury because we are retail, and hate it or love it easton is prob the most popular brand out there.

"pass me a band aid" instead of "pass me a bandage"

"pass me a drury" instead of "pass me a yp"

[JR Boucicaut 3804]

Well, you probably knew that the Easton Drury is the Yzerman pro pattern. Going by that logic, they would have named it Yzerman. But Yzerman was endorsed before Drury, and his pattern wasn't in the retail lineup at that point.

Obviously the mfgrs want players who are marketable - that's how they choose their endorsees.

As far as choosing the patterns, it's pretty random.

[Fury of One 6]

Yup, look at the Sher-Wood Leclair. It's nothing like what he actually uses. I guess certain players sign endorsement deals with companies therefore using their name for a certain pattern.

[EBondo 233]

I don't think they could ever sell a Leclair pro pattern...I don't think many people, if any, would buy it other than to just marvel at how disgusting the curve is

[Pinkfloydspig 0]

Chris Drury is a good player,but he isn't nearly as special if Peter Forsberg isn't slipping him soft saucer passes

[mm705 0]

did you win the hobey? son drurys nassty

[Karly14 21]

Chris Drury is a good player,but he isn't nearly as special if Peter Forsberg isn't slipping him soft saucer passes

having forsberg on your line would make anybody more prodcutive. Drury is good, i wish he wouldve stayed in Calgary.

[Megamandan 0]

I always just associate any rounded toe wedge with "Drury" because the first time I started looking at blades was when the 02' Synergy came out. The Drury looked HUGE to me, thats why I associate big open curves with Drury. Oh Nick by the way, I like him better in Buffalo ;) .

[whbd18 0]

Ya, well i actually got to play with chris and his brother ted a couple of years ago. :D

[Sven 1]

Where is he now ?

I thought he would still play in Buf (besides the lock-out)

[whbd18 0]

I dont know.Drury is still on Buffalo as far as I know of.