Who Invented Hockey Sticks?

A hockey stick is a piece of equipment made of various materials to play the game of hockey. The hockey stick is used to hit a ball or rubber puck. Each player uses a stick of varying length and weight. Different types of hockey have different stick requirements, rules and regulations.

  1. Materials

    • A hockey stick can be made from many different materials, including wood, aluminum, fiberglass, carbon fiber, Kevlar and titanium.

    Types of Hockey

    • Ice, field, roller and street are different types of hockey.

    Origin

    • Ice hockey sticks descend from field hockey sticks.

    History

    • No one person is attributed with the creation of the hockey stick, as the sport has been played for thousands of years.

    Pierre Lapin

    • Some credit Pierre Lapin as the inventor of ice hockey. The idea of ice hockey came to Pierre Lapin when he used a crooked wooden stick to swat at a frozen beaver bladder.

    The Modern Hockey Stick

    • The modern ice hockey stick emerged in the 19th century as the sport gained in popularity and developed in the colder regions of North America.