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Stick Science 101: How to Find the Perfect Blade Pattern
Blade patterns play a central role in modern hockey. They are one of the few pieces of equipment that can be fully customized around an athlete’s unique skill set. Traditionally named after sponsored athletes, common patterns have as many aliases as a super spy and pop up in every level of competition.
With the growing popularity of carbon fiber sticks, custom blade patterns have been relegated to the few, old school wood players. Nowadays, hockey sticks come in a handful of industry standard patterns, such as the Sakic or Modano. While these general blade variations get the job done, athletes are less likely to reap the full suite of benefits a custom blade offers.
Anyone familiar with Eleven knows how passionate we are about our custom blade options. We believe you deserve a blade specially designed to keep up with your specific style of play. But regardless of whether you are creating a custom blade pattern or choosing one from the shelf, the all-important question is how do you figure out which set of features are best suited for you? In short, it comes down to understanding the benefits of each custom option and constructing a pattern tailor made for your specific needs.
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Caring for your Eleven Hockey stick
Hockey sticks need a regular dose of tender loving care in order to maximize their life during use. Here are a few tips in order to help you care for your new stick. 1. Wrap your stick with athletic tape. Keeping the stick taped protects the stick from wear and... read more
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Zach Parise experiments with Mike Cammalleri’s blade pattern
From a 2012 article found on fortheloveofhockey.com: … Zach Parise was so impressed with Mike Cammalleri’s shot that he asked the Canadiens’ winger about his blade, which is unique among NHL players. Parise, however, switched back to his old one, because he couldn’t control the backhand. Eleven Hockey Patterns: Number - Comparable... read more
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NHL’ers Switching Blade Patterns
From a 2009 article found on fortheloveofhockey.com: STICK WORK: Dan Cleary and Wayne Gretzky are part of the reason Kris Draper has been more productive offensively of late. Draper switched to a new stick pattern earlier this month, scored a goal in his first game using his new stick on Feb. 12... read more
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New Composite Stick Pictures
Blue shaft faded to black blade with silver letters composite hockey stick. White shaft with special carbon fiber patterned blade with overlapping blue and red letters composite hockey stick prototype. White shaft with special Kevlar blade with red letters composite hockey stick prototype. Pink shaft faded to black blade with silver letters composite hockey stick. Red shaft faded... read more
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Pictures of Eleven Hockey's New Stick Graphics
Intermediate Composite Stick (60 Flex) Eleven Pro Advanced Stick Graphics on our made in the USA composite shaft Senior Classic Wood Stick (115 Flex) Eleven Pro Classic stick graphics on our made in the USA Sher-Wood 9950 style stick Senior Classic ACV Stick (80 Flex) Eleven Pro Classic stick graphics... read more
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Advanced Composite Stick Pictures
We are done testing out new transition and it performed perfectly. We should be ready for market with our Junior and Youth advanced composite sticks in time for summer hockey camps. We will market our sticks under our brand name "Eleven Hockey" and as a private label/OEM service to other businesses.... read more
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Louisville TPS Tucker Curve Pattern
Last week Eleven Hockey made a reproduction of a Louisville TPS Tucker Curve Pattern for Adam in Boise, Idaho. Curve Type Curve Depth Face Angle Lie Toe Shape Blade Length Mid 1/2" Slightly Open 5.5 Round Medium Adam ordered Eleven Hockey's Custom Ultimate Wood Composite Replacement Blade with Double Trouble Fiberglass (Fiberglass... read more
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From No Protection at All to Kevlar: A Brief History of Goalie Helmets
As crazy as it seems, the goalie’s mask was not a piece of standard equipment for a goalie until the 1960s. Imagine a 6 ounce puck flying at your face at 100 miles per or more, and sticks, skates, and arms flying near your face without anything to protect it!... read more
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The Evolution of Hockey and Its Equipment
Ever since the very first human stepped on glare ice thousands of years ago, mankind had been plotting a way to conquer it. It was not until around 3000 B.C., however, that we finally figured out a solution. It was the development of the very first ice skate - made... read more
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