Why should I have the blade
of my stick repaired when I can replace it for around the
same price?
Once you replace an entire
blade, you now have essentially what amounts to a two piece
stick, further increasing the occurrence of breakage.
Can you fix a cracked blade?
Most definitely!! We can
fix any type of crack, fracture or break as long as you
have the pieces to put back together.
How long will it take to repair my hockey
stick?
Anywhere from 24 to 48 hours.
How is the repair done?
We cannot discuss the exact
details of the repair process, but we use the analogy of
having a decayed tooth repaired. We grind out the decayed
or damaged material and replace it with new composite materials.
Like a broken bone that has healed, the repair is stronger
than before the break.
Will the flex and weight of my stick be
affected?
Depending on the location
of the break in the shaft, flex may decrease by about 8%.
However our research has shown that factory sticks may differ
in flex. Weight can increase between 10 to 20 grams. It
has been our experience that the majority of players don’t
notice the changes or they do not significantly change the
playability of the stick.
Can you make one good stick from my two
broken ones? I have one that is broken on the shaft, and
the other has a broken blade.
Yes. We call it morphing
or creating a hybrid. As long as both sticks are the same
model, or the same stick size we can piece them together.
Can you fix a composite ringette sticks?
Yes, we can repair ringette
sticks as well as other composite sporting goods.
How do I get my stick repaired?
Simply contact Stick
Fix Richmond Hill by email or phone to arrange for drop-off
or pick-up of your stick.
History of the Hockey Puck
Hockey pucks
are flat, solid, black disk-shaped objects made of vulcanized
rubber. Regulation pucks are black, 3 in (7.6 cm) in diameter,
1 in (2.54 cm) thick, and weighing 5.5-6 oz (154-168 g).
The edge has a series of "diamonds," slightly
raised bumps or grooves. The diamonds give a taped hockey
stick something to grip when the puck is shot.
During a game, each team keeps a supply of pucks in a freezer
at all times. When a professional hockey team receives their
supply of pucks for a season, they are rotated so that the
older pucks are used first. During games, pucks are kept
frozen in an icepacked cooler, which usually sits on the
officials' bench. All pucks are frozen to reduce the amount
of bounce.
Early pucks were made by gluing two pieces of rubber together
(sometimes from recycled tires). Because of this construction,
the pucks could split when they hit the goal post. During
the 1931-1932 season, a puck with beveled (sloped) edges
was used. By midseason, complaints by players and teams
led to the return of the original puck. Though there was
no official NHL puck until the 1990-1991 season, the basic
construction from the early 1900s remained the same.
A hockey puck is made of vulcanized rubber. The top and
bottom of some pucks are decorated with team and/or league
logos. These logos are printed on to the rubber. The process
uses a rubber-based ink and four-color processing.
The design of NHL regulation pucks was regularized in 1940
by Art Ross. Though pucks remained basically the same, Ross's
innovation was a puck that was easy to manufacture and acted
with some consistency when used in play.
In the past, Russian-made pucks sometimes had metal fragments
in them. These pucks were rejected for use by North American
markets. Pucks with air bubbles or softer rubber in the
middle were rejected for similar reasons.
