Shanahan = Heatly

[Blackthidot 0]

I was in Peranis and saw the Heatly curves in the Synergy St blades. It looked VERY VERY close to the Shanny. I know the curve is not as deep but I can't find any specs on the lie or anything, how close are these blades?

[Nick23 0]

From what i hear isnt shanny a long blade. I do however know the specifics of the heatly, it is an iggy clone with a 5 lie and a square toe. I guess this is for the d-man looking for a longer reach (hence longer stick and lower lie) and the square toe for getting the puck off the boards.

Shanahan - Mid-Toe - Moderate - 3/4" - Slightly Open - Long - 6 - Square

Heatley - Mid - Slight - 1/2" - Slightly Open - Short - 5 - Square

From the pattern db, these are the differences, so i guess they could be seen as remotley similar.

[Jim A 4]

my Heatley really isn't a square toe, very short..doesn't feel at all like a shanny...its almost like a Jr Iginla

[Cavs019 702]

Heatley is about half as long, not nearly as big, and a mid as opposed to a toe.

[Geeno_56 1]

heatley is a rounded square toe really

[Blackthidot 0]

Well, what is the closest you can get to Shannys curve? I messed with a Naslund in ball hockey for like a minute and that seemed close...This really sucks that all the companies took it away.

[donkey87 0]

Well, what is the closest you can get to Shannys curve? I messed with a Naslund in ball hockey for like a minute and that seemed close...This really sucks that all the companies took it away.

I believe that Gear's Bozek curve is very close to a Shanahan. I think that Christian also had something similiar but I can't remember for sure.

[Edge 0]

I dont know how people liked/used the shanny. A 6 lie with that long of a blade i'd be skating over pucks all day.

[Blackthidot 0]

Everyone is different dude, and I played well with it, NEVER missed passes and can make a saucer pass to someone from 3 feet away.

I had a broken shaft from a Gagne XXX and compared it to a Naslund XXX and they were basically the same but the square toe.

[kovalchuk71 212]

You need to look again. Theyre very different

[Blackthidot 0]

I held them right nex to each other and pretty much everyone at the rink agreed.

[Cavs019 702]

I dont know how people liked/used the shanny. A 6 lie with that long of a blade i'd be skating over pucks all day.

Its perfect if you skate standing completely straight up and don't bend your knees at all.

[Nick23 0]

If people are looking for a shanahan clone, if you can find a 'Ripshot X Carbon Graphite Blade' anywhere they do a clone, and apparently it is the lightest blade on the market at 150 grams! I found it on a U.K site but you would be able to get it a hell of a lot cheaper in the US.

This blade in the UK

[Ogie Oglethorpe 14]

I htink that's been brought up before. Unfortunately, their distributor is Play It Again Sports, and not all of them carry them

More at: http://www.ripshot.com

[Chadd 916]

I held them right nex to each other and pretty much everyone at the rink agreed.

They aren't even close

[Blackthidot 0]

Oh well they looked the same...Im just having trouble passing with the St Louis, and I bought a Warrior Kovalev I passed decent with that but was having trouble shooting.

[Gongshow11 1]

roll your wrists more with the kovalev since it's so open