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.

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.