Chara Stick

[skyhigh 0]

Was watching a Sens games the other day and they had a close up on Chara on the bench and was surprised to see that he uses an Easton Cyclone...At almost 7 feet tall he probably has hands the size of a tennis racket in width and yet he uses one of the most narrow shaft made.

[hockeypunk3 0]

im pretty sure its just a painted ultra lite some one correct me if im wrong

[Chadd 916]

Extra long, extra stiff ultralight painted like a cyclone.

[BK 0]

Extra long, extra stiff ultralight painted like a cyclone.

^^^ Bingo.

No way a nhl player would be using a cyclone.

[Duder84 0]

i think mattias norstrom does, someone from the kings at least

[Chadd 916]

Extra long, extra stiff ultralight painted like a cyclone.

^^^ Bingo.

No way a nhl player would be using a cyclone.

A cyclone is essentially no different than an ultralight in performance and a lot of guys like smaller shaft shapes.

[mack 44]

i think mattias norstrom does, someone from the kings at least

His is the same deal. Every NHL-used Cyclone I've ever seen is a 120 UL painted as a Cyclone. From Duchesne to Hulse, it's always a UL.

[BK 0]

Extra long, extra stiff ultralight painted like a cyclone.

^^^ Bingo.

No way a nhl player would be using a cyclone.

A cyclone is essentially no different than an ultralight in performance and a lot of guys like smaller shaft shapes.

I thought that the ultralites had a better/tighter carbon weave?

[skyhigh 0]

Just seems kinda weird to go through all that trouble to paint an UL to look like a Cyclone.....Ultra Lites look way better than the Cyclones

[Pinkfloydspig 0]

A friend of mine has a Samsonov shaft from his rookie year{97-98}.While it has the cyclone graphics,it doesn't have the cyclone's dimensions.So they have been doing tricks with graphics on sticks as far back a 1997...maybe more

[Chadd 916]

Extra long, extra stiff ultralight painted like a cyclone.

^^^ Bingo.

No way a nhl player would be using a cyclone.

A cyclone is essentially no different than an ultralight in performance and a lot of guys like smaller shaft shapes.

I thought that the ultralites had a better/tighter carbon weave?

I believe the cyclone didn't have Kevlar while the ultralight did. I have no idea now as I haven't used an Easton shaft since the Synth came out.

[golfpuck 0]

i am pretty sure the cyclone i had was wrapped

[tomfu 0]

Interesting note: Zdeno Chara was using a Warrior stick during last night's game vs. Montreal... Looked like the AK 27 shaft, but may have been something else.

[Nick23 0]

I believe the cyclone didn't have Kevlar while the ultralight did. I have no idea now as I haven't used an Easton shaft since the Synth came out.

There are some cyclones with kevelar available, a kid on my team has one. The cyclone was one hell of a shaft for me, 2 of them last me over a year and a half.

But i just can't see the point in going to all that effort to make a higher end stick (ultra lite) look like something less!

[Chadd 916]

I believe the cyclone didn't have Kevlar while the ultralight did. I have no idea now as I haven't used an Easton shaft since the Synth came out.

There are some cyclones with kevelar available, a kid on my team has one. The cyclone was one hell of a shaft for me, 2 of them last me over a year and a half.

But i just can't see the point in going to all that effort to make a higher end stick (ultra lite) look like something less!

I know a bunch of guys that used Cyclones and loved them. The shaft was always too small for me but evidently they're better sticks than I thought. ;)

[Reaper 0]

But i just can't see the point in going to all that effort to make a higher end stick (ultra lite) look like something less!

Why? In order to move more Cyclones.

[Nick23 0]

Yeah i thought about that after the post...thats just me being a dumbass, sorry

[A_Steeves12 0]

Interesting note: Zdeno Chara was using a Warrior stick during last night's game vs. Montreal... Looked like the AK 27 shaft, but may have been something else.

i also notcied that, it looked like he was wearing a pair of mission gloves last night too.