P02
Classic heel curve with a square-round toe. Flat face keeps pucks down — great for sweeping wrist shots, big slap shots and defencemen who want puck control off the heel.
- Curve
- Heel
- Depth
- Shallow
- Toe
- Square
- Face
- Slightly closed
Stick Guide
How to spec your 905
Flex, length, kick point, lie and curve — everything that decides how a stick feels in your hands. Use this guide to spec an IHT-18 or IHT-24 that fits the way you actually play.
Quick release in tight
Low kick · P28 or P90TM · flex −5
Heavy shot from the point
Mid kick · P02 or PRO21 · flex +5
Best all-round setup
Hybrid kick · P92 or P88 · flex = ½ body weight
Lightest possible build
IHT-24 24K layup · Senior 325–330 g
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Choosing your flex
Start at roughly half your body weight in pounds, then adjust. Cutting a stick down adds roughly 3 flex per inch removed; extending it softens it. Prefer quick releases and shooting in tight? Drop a step. Load heavy one-timers from the point? Go up a step.
| Weight | Height | Flex | Stick size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80 – 100 lb | 4'4" – 4'8" | 30 – 40 | Junior |
| 100 – 125 lb | 4'8" – 5'2" | 40 – 50 | Junior |
| 125 – 145 lb | 5'2" – 5'6" | 55 – 65 | Intermediate |
| 145 – 170 lb | 5'6" – 5'10" | 65 – 75 | Intermediate / Senior |
| 170 – 195 lb | 5'10" – 6'1" | 75 – 85 | Senior |
| 195 – 215 lb | 6'1" – 6'4" | 85 – 95 | Senior |
| 215 lb + | 6'4" + | 95 – 110 | Senior |
Cutting a stick shortens the lever: expect roughly +3 flex per inch removed. If you sit between two flexes, the softer one is easier to load and the stiffer one is more accurate on heavy shots.
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Length & lie
Standing in skates, a stick between your collarbone and the tip of your nose suits most forwards; defencemen often go to the chin or nose for reach. Lie is the angle between shaft and blade — the whole blade should sit flat on the ice in your natural stance. Our sticks are built with a standard lie of 6, but can be customized to your style.
Forward — puck skills
Collarbone to chin
Tighter handling, faster release in close quarters.
Forward — all-round
Chin to nose
Balance of reach and control; the most common length.
Defence
Nose to brow
Extra reach for poke checks, gaps and point shots.
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Kick point
Low kick
Fastest load
Energy stores just above the blade so the shaft loads in a fraction of a stride. Built for quick releases in tight, snap shots off the pass and players who shoot before goalies can set.
Mid kick
Most power
The bend sits mid-shaft and loads deeper, releasing more stored energy per shot. The choice for heavy one-timers, slap shots and point shots that need to get through traffic.
Hybrid kick
Balanced
A broader flex zone that loads quickly but still stores real power. If you shoot from everywhere and don't want to give anything up, this is the default.
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Curve chart
Every pattern below is available on both the IHT-18 and IHT-24, with a square-round toe and a standard lie of 6. Standard curves are always available to order and have a quicker turnaround time. PRO curves are available, but turnaround times are slightly longer.
P88
The all-round mid curve. Square-round toe, medium depth and a nearly neutral face — the safest first custom pattern and the easiest to shoot accurately from anywhere.
- Curve
- Mid
- Depth
- Medium
- Toe
- Round
- Face
- Slightly open
P92
The most popular pattern in hockey. Deep mid-toe pocket and an open face that lifts pucks quickly — excellent for snap shots, backhands and picking corners in tight.
- Curve
- Mid-toe
- Depth
- Deep
- Toe
- Round
- Face
- Open
PM9
Deeper mid curve with a round toe. Cradles the puck for stickhandling and stays hard and flat on wrist shots — a favourite of playmaking centres.
- Curve
- Mid-Heel
- Depth
- Deep
- Toe
- Round
- Face
- Slightly open
P28
Aggressive toe curve with a very open face. Built for toe drags and quick-release shots off the toe — the modern skill-forward pattern.
- Curve
- Mid-Toe
- Depth
- Medium
- Toe
- Round
- Face
- Very open
P91A
Between a P88 and P92. Slightly straighter than a P92 with an open face — big one-timers and heavy shots off the mid-blade with dependable accuracy.
- Curve
- Mid-Heel
- Depth
- Medium
- Toe
- Round
- Face
- Open
P90TM
A P92 heel blended into a P28 toe. Full mid-blade pocket for passing plus the flick and toe-drag feel of a toe curve — the best of both worlds pattern.
- Curve
- Mid-toe hybrid
- Depth
- Medium
- Toe
- Round
- Face
- Open
P92M (Max)
A P92 with a taller blade profile. Same quick lift, a little more control on passes and saucers.
- Curve
- Mid-toe
- Depth
- Deep
- Toe
- Round
- Face
- Open
P77 — Mid-Toe
A mid-toe curve with a slightly longer blade and open face — great for lifting pucks quickly, toe drags and shooting off the pass.
- Curve
- Mid-toe
- Depth
- Medium
- Toe
- Square round
- Face
- Open