NHL player with wood stick

[fastmiele 59]

I was glancing over hockey pictures and noticed a Hurricane's player with a nice wood stick.

I tried going over the roster to find out who this player but can't find anybody who fits the bill.

The player who I thought may be using a wood stick is Nic Wallen but he shoots left and

no longer uses them. Anyone have an idea who it is ?

http://img261.imageshack.us/my.php?image=w...74121623yo2.jpg

http://hurricanes.nhl.com/team/app?service...amp;type=roster

18 Ryan Bayda 5' 11" 185 Dec 9, 1980 28 Saskatoon, SK, CAN

17 Rod Brind'Amour "C" 6' 1" 205 Aug 9, 1970 38 Ottawa, ON, CAN

28 Wade Brookbank 6' 4" 225 Sep 29, 1977 31 Lanigan, SK, CAN

8 Matt Cullen 6' 1" 200 Nov 2, 1976 32 Virginia, MN, USA

44 Patrick Eaves 5' 11" 190 May 1, 1984 24 Calgary, AB, CAN

59 Chad LaRose 5' 10" 181 Mar 27, 1982 26 Fraser, MI, USA

15 Tuomo Ruutu 6' 0" 200 Feb 16, 1983 25 Vantaa, FIN

14 Sergei Samsonov 5' 8" 188 Oct 27, 1978 30 Moscow, RUS

12 Eric Staal "A" 6' 4" 205 Oct 29, 1984 24 Thunder Bay, ON, CAN

16 Brandon Sutter 6' 3" 183 Feb 14, 1989 19 Huntington, NY, USA

24 Scott Walker 5' 10" 196 Jul 19, 1973 35 Cambridge, ON, CAN

13 Ray Whitney "A" 5' 10" 180 May 8, 1972 36 Fort Saskatchewan, AB, CAN

11 Justin Williams 6' 1" 195 Oct 4, 1981 27 Cobourg, ON, CAN

Defensemen

# Player Height Weight DOB Age Birthplace

33 Anton Babchuk ** 6' 5" 212 May 6, 1984 24 Kiev, UKR

27 Brett Carson 6' 4" 220 Nov 29, 1985 23 Regina, SK, CAN

77 Joe Corvo 6' 0" 204 Jun 20, 1977 31 Oak Park, IL, USA

6 Tim Gleason 6' 0" 217 Jan 29, 1983 25 Clawson, MI, USA

5 Frantisek Kaberle 6' 0" 190 Nov 8, 1973 35 Kladno, CZE

25 Joni Pitkanen 6' 3" 200 Sep 19, 1983 25 Oulu, FIN

4 Dennis Seidenberg 6' 1" 210 Jul 18, 1981 27 Schwenningen, DEU

7 Niclas Wallin 6' 3" 220 Feb 20, 1975 33 Boden, SWE

Goalies

# Player Height Weight DOB Age Birthplace

49 Michael Leighton 6' 3" 186 May 19, 1981 27 Petrolia, ON, CAN

30 Cam Ward 6' 1" 200 Feb 29, 1984 24 Saskatoon, SK, CAN

[Chadd 916]

Is that the roster from the game where the picture was taken? I know Kaberle was just reactivated, maybe someone was sent down?

A little more digging and the winner is .......

Tim Conboy

Check him out on Getty images

[cbj05 0]

Pretty sure it's Tim Conboy.

[Wolfpack_1986 154]

It would be Tim Conboy, AHL Defenseman

[k13 0]

Yep. Tim Conboy. Got sent down today.

[Chadd 916]

haha, all at once.

[Wolfpack_1986 154]

i knew it first

[xstartxtodayx 343]

Cool to see some more wood... and I thought Paul Stastny was the only guy using a woodie still.

[DevilsFan38 0]

I'm pretty sure Holik used to use a woodie, not sure if he still does. Here's the best picture I could find but I don't know enough about different sticks to tell what it is.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/267/ph...ttsburgh_pe%3A1

[ironic_chef 0]

While watching HNIC two weeks ago, a comment was made regarding wooden sticks as about four OPS sticks had been broken in the game broadcast.

The announcer mentioned a current player who uses an OPS for regular play, but switches to the woodie for the penalty kill, because he didn't want to risk the OPS breaking at a key moment in the PK.

I realise this is supervague, but perhaps it prompts someone else's memory.

[interpathway 9]

Cool to see some more wood...

That's what. Oh nevermind. Wonder if he got sent down because of his equipment? :lol:

[xstartxtodayx 343]

I'm pretty sure Holik used to use a woodie, not sure if he still does. Here's the best picture I could find but I don't know enough about different sticks to tell what it is.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/267/ph...ttsburgh_pe%3A1

Yup that looks like wood to me. (you can just insert the Michael Scott line for every single post ion this thread). I remember reading an article in THN before the season (or maybe last season?) about Stastny and it mentioned he was one of the last to use wood sticks, I'm sure there's a handful of guys still just not sure who.

[Brokensticks 0]

Yan Stastny was still using a wood stick at the last Blues game I was at. Not surprising since Paul uses one too.

Yan Stastny - Dec 11th in Los Angeles

[MLSman 22]

While watching HNIC two weeks ago, a comment was made regarding wooden sticks as about four OPS sticks had been broken in the game broadcast.

The announcer mentioned a current player who uses an OPS for regular play, but switches to the woodie for the penalty kill, because he didn't want to risk the OPS breaking at a key moment in the PK.

I realise this is supervague, but perhaps it prompts someone else's memory.

They annoy the crap out of me. I guarantee you they have never used a cohm-poseit stick..as they say...in their lives. So misinformed. Just like Eddie O on versus during the Caps/Isles game. He had the balls to say that Brett Hull used an 82 flex aluminum shaft. I just about wanted to choke him through my television. My wife laughed at me.

If what he said about Ovechkin using an 82 flex stick, however, IS true...that would explain why he went through a six pack of catapults a game and had to switch.

[fastmiele 59]

Is that the roster from the game where the picture was taken? I know Kaberle was just reactivated, maybe someone was sent down?

A little more digging and the winner is .......

Tim Conboy

Check him out on Getty images

Hmmm, no wonder I couldn't find him. He's not even on the roster anymore.

I wonder if this is a 3 K wood stick ? I would love to give that stick a shot, the blade is longer than others.

Another thing I like is I don't see many strands of graphite on the shaft. Does more graphite make the shaft more stiffer ? Sticks like the Sherwood 9950 are too stiff for me so I am hoping to find more flexible sticks like the Sherwood 7000 model.

[bednarz877 0]

While watching HNIC two weeks ago, a comment was made regarding wooden sticks as about four OPS sticks had been broken in the game broadcast.

The announcer mentioned a current player who uses an OPS for regular play, but switches to the woodie for the penalty kill, because he didn't want to risk the OPS breaking at a key moment in the PK.

I realise this is supervague, but perhaps it prompts someone else's memory.

one of the islanders announcers said weight used to switch to wood sticks for the power play

[SAK 2]

I found it interesting that spezza made the switch to a composite stick after using wood for so long.

[psh 25]

Spezza has already gotten rid of the OPS and now uses a comp. shaft and wood blade.

Naslund still uses a painted up woodie, too, last I heard.

[Hooah4 12]

I found it interesting that spezza made the switch to a composite stick after using wood for so long.

composite shaft w/wood blade.

sorry someone beat me to it. Add Demitra to the list. I think there have been several topics about this in the past.

[Rustpot 1]

I was browsing YouTube, watching videos of stupid high school kids cracking sticks and showing off their new "twigs". One of the kids showed his Vapor XXXX shaft, then said he preferred the Sherwood 5030. His comments included how the puck felt great, was actually pretty light and balanced, puck stuck to the blade, and how if you really want to hurt someone, "there's nothing quite as painful as a chop from a wood stick, getting the ol' two handed lumber on 'em" (or something to that effect). I couldn't help but shake my head....

I think the number of guys in the NHL using wood is in the single digits, or close to it.

[habookus 1]

Adrian Aucoin still uses one. I think Laraque uses one as well.

[interpathway 9]

If what he said about Ovechkin using an 82 flex stick, however, IS true...that would explain why he went through a six pack of catapults a game and had to switch.

Ovechkin was an 85 flex in CCMs, and I assume he is an 87 in NBHs one95s.

[LGaarz12 0]

last i checked ovi used 110's but he could have switched

[lotus 2]

Spezza has already gotten rid of the OPS and now uses a comp. shaft and wood blade.

Naslund still uses a painted up woodie, too, last I heard.

A few weeks ago during a Ranger game I believe Micheletti said that Naslund just switched to Composites recently because he finally found one that feels as good as wood.

http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/2008121...key_njrs105.jpg

closer up picture on Rangers website shows that it says supreme one95, just incase anyone was curious.

However for some reason it kind of does look like wood there.

[jbyun04 7]

wellwood did a bit on canucks.com a while ago saying that he uses wood sticks

dunno about the vapor xxxx he's using now, might be shaft/blade might be wood.