Reply To: Equipment: Wood vs Composite Sticks

[DMan]

Dean,

Glad to hear it's not just me that can't catch passes with the new sticks. Can you still get TPM 3020's or something similar? I remember playing street hockey with them and still being able to keep them as back-ups the following year. They were incredible. They never broke, just got a little "whippier" over time. I seem to remember some guy named Gretzky doing a few things with one too before aluminum came around.

Here's an older but interesting article on how this dilemma affects college teams:
http://www.uscho.com/2006/12/28/a-high-price-to-pay/

So how do we convince parents not to throw their money away? Most of my players parents have never played the game and simply listen to their kids. I'm shocked when I see how much they fork out for these sticks (and plastic skates.)

Thanks again for the good discussions…