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Bauer, CCM or Warrior? Flex? Kick? What sticks NHL players use and why

As a teenager, Charlie McAvoy used 100 flex on his right-shot sticks for one reason: Charlie McAvoy Sr. had a limit to how much he cared to spend. “When I got to senior sticks,” the younger McAvoy ...
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Bauer, CCM, Warrior: Behind the business of how NHL players choose their equipment

The NHL’s biggest stars put on a show every night. Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby roofs backhand shots like only he can. Jack Hughes of the New Jersey Devils dances through defenses with ...