How to Retape a Hockey Stick

Properly taping a hockey stick is one of the old rituals of the game. If you want to be taken seriously at the rink, you'd better know how to do it right. Follow these steps and your stick will be faultless. As for your skating skills, that's up to you.

Things You'll Need

  • Black cloth tape, 1 or 1 1/4 inches (2.5 or 3 cm) wide
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Instructions

    • 1

      Remove any old tape. Apply a strip of black cloth tape along the bottom edge of the blade, then fold the excess up each side of the blade.

    • 2

      Wrap tape around the blade, beginning at the end. After the first wrap, run the tape at a slight angle to create an overlap of about 1/4 inch (6 mm).

    • 3

      Keep the tape flat across the inside of the curved blade. Press the tape as flat as possible across the outside of the blade.

    • 4

      Continue wrapping until the blade begins to angle into the handle.

    • 5

      Wrap tape around the handle, beginning about 6 inches (15 cm) below the top and continuing up to the top.

    • 6

      Build up a knob of tape at the end about 1/4 inch (6 mm) thick to keep your hand from slipping off.