NHL stick lengths.

[hunt3rsean 44]

I've never seen a penalty assessed due to an illegal stick. At this point....it would just be outright embarassing were a team to be penalized for it as I don't think that rule has changed in quite some time.

[Chadd 916]

The curve limit was changed coming out of the lockout. I don't recall a single illegal stick penalty since then.

[steelnation248 101]

Spezza got one in '09 I believe. It was due to the blade height rather than the curve, if you were referring to curve.

[Gefiltefish 9]

Correct. Maple Leafs / Senators.

It was due to his pointy toe shape.

Having owned several of his more recent pro-stick sticks - the toe he uses now is legal. The depth of the curve and stick length is not! :)

[shooter27 116]

I'd be interested to know if anyone has ever even asked a ref for a length stick measurement

[cemetery 14]

Is this legal??? Ahhahahahaha

[hyster110 3]

no its two sticks, he did this to mock all the people who were complaining that he was using a illegal stick

[pelikano 1]

.... For skill development I personally think that staying away from overly long sticks is a good idea, shorter stick can help teach you good habits (encourages a deep knee bend, easier to learn to stick handle with, encourages you to defend with positioning/skating as opposed to reaching all the time).

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[dsjunior1388 81]

no its two sticks, he did this to mock all the people who were complaining that he was using a illegal stick

I think that's what he meant by "Ahhahahahaha "

[cemetery 14]

PureHockey put this up on Facebook today, Chara's sticks next to uncut retail TO's.

[steelnation248 101]

That's not even that long considering how tall he is.

[JR97 2]

I can't help but hear Pierre McReepyGuirre and the infamous "you have a long stick from time to time" comment.

[Jordan 13]

****That's not even that long considering how tall he is. ****

Correct...but stand beside someone who is quite a bit taller or shorter than you, and compare hand heights with your arms hanging by your sides. The difference isn't as much as you would imagine as the taller person also has longer arms.

[Larry54 243]

****That's not even that long considering how tall he is. ****

Correct...but stand beside someone who is quite a bit taller or shorter than you, and compare hand heights with your arms hanging by your sides. The difference isn't as much as you would imagine as the taller person also has longer arms.

However, with with your arms hanging down at your side, you're holding your stick at around a 45 degree angle. So 1 inch in hand height translates to a little over 1.4 inches in stick length.

[bagsbie 8]

my stick is longer than your stick!

[bagsbie 8]

Here's an article on a subject, Cal Clutterbuck and his stick, http://fortheloveofhockey.com/?p=412. The reason I looked it up is that I saw a few of his pro stock sticks at a LHS. The stick was just above my eyebrow level and I presume he does not cut it. Let alone the blade was a wicked banana, putting Ovie's to shame...

[sharks25 9]

Apparently a 112 flex semin stick is a wet noodle...

[dsjunior1388 81]

Apparently a 112 flex semin stick is a wet noodle...

Yeah once I read that I didn't believe any of the rest of it.

[innotastic 12]

Yeah once I read that I didn't believe any of the rest of it.

article was from june 2009. gonna give him the benefit of the doubt and say semin possibly used a whippier stick back then.

[ibeck 38]

Apparently a 112 flex semin stick is a wet noodle...

Tim Thomas could probably vouch for that after that shot in game 4 from semin

[dsjunior1388 81]

article was from june 2009. gonna give him the benefit of the doubt and say semin possibly used a whippier stick back then.

A guy on PHEW (one of the few reliable ones) had several Semin pro stock one90s and one95s and they were all 102 flex.

[highslot84 0]

I have had several of Semin's sticks and they've all been 110-112.

[sharks25 9]

Yeah, he never went below 100. I saw an old stick of his that a friend had, I think a one90, and it was 112.

[NazHockey94 0]

I don't think you'd want it to be too whippy with his shot mechanics?

[masshky 1]

Straight down the length of the shaft until you run out of shaft.

http://www.nhl.com/ice/page.htm?id=26286

So is this the proper way to measure a stick's length and/or how the manufacturers measure?

I typically measure straight down to the bottom of the blade, at the heel, where it would sit flat on the ice. Is that an improper way to measure because of lie, rocker, etc.?