How Do You Wrap A Hockey Stick?
A hockey player may use skates, pads and a helmet, but the stick is the more important tool. That is the one piece of equipment that they will spend needless hours looking at and handling in between games. On the playing surface, it becomes an extension of the player. For some players such as NHL great Bobby Orr, his stick with the thin strip of black tape on the blade became his identity. Here are some ways to take care of that identity. All hockey sticks come off the rack free of any impediments. It is up to the player to customize it and make it work for use on the ice, concrete or any other player surface. The best way to start is at the top of the stick or the hilt. Take the cloth tape and wrap downward from the top about six inches and then back up again. Use a tight almost overlapping motion to make sure the tape stays strong. Once you get the tape back up to the top of the stick, start wrapping it around the top into a “knob.” This is important because it serves as somewhat of
