Easton S17 hockey stick Review

Brand: Easton

Name: Easton Stealth S17

Price: 119.98 http://www.hockeyboss.com/

Features: TORX technology; Multi Rib Structure

I purchased this stick a while back and it was great. I had great control and feel of the puck. The way it was built truly helps you shoot rockets past the goalie. When you start shooting with it you just feel the puck whip off the blade. It is a great stick for forwards and defenceman. It allows forwards to be in any akward position and still shoot for the corners with high velocity. From the point a defenceman has great control with it when looking for a play and then when ready can shoot a rocket on net or a finesse shot to a forward in front for a deflection.

Energy-  Easton's compression molded process delivers a consistent shaft to maximize the energy transfer from your hands to the blade giving you a more powerful shot.

Velocity-  Easton's revolutionary TORX technology uses an elliptical profile (patent pending) to help transfer torque from your hands to the blade for unsurpassed velocity.

Accuracy-  Our patented micro-bladder process and multi-rib structure controls blade flex through puck contact ensuring pinpoint accuracy

Bauer One 100 Hockey Stick Review

Brand: Bauer Name: Bauer Supreme One100
Price: $189.99 on hockeymonkey.com
Features: Pure Shot Blade Profile; Square double concave shaft dimmensions; Aero Foam II blade core


This is a great strong and durable stick. I have had it for about 2 months now and have been training and shooting with it on all different surfaces. There are so signs of wear on the blade yet and the shaft feels brand new everytime I shoot. When purchasing this stick I was very hesitant because the previous Bauer sticks I have used the blade would wear down and break at the heel. No worrys now Bauer has once again pulled through and fixed this issue.
The Pure Shot Blade Profile feature that bauer has included on this stick is immidiately noticable if you are switching from a different brand or older model.

Pure Shot Blade Profile - The optimized blade profile increases the connection point between the blade-hosel transition of the stick, reducing the amount of blade deflection, or the twisting or opening of the blade while shooting, improving blade control and pinpoint shooting accuracy.

In short bauer has come up with a way to make the blade stronger so it won't bend twist or move in any way when recieving passes, shooting, or deflecting pucks. It is almost magic how they did this because the blade is so sturdy its like cement but you still have a great feel for the puck.

Harrow 300 PRO Hockey Glove Review

Brand: Harrow
Name: 300 PRO Hockey Glove
Price: $88.00 on Harrowsports.com
Features: Customizable in team orders

Review: The 300 PRO Hockey Glove is the standard hockey glove. What I mean by that is there are not any special features. This glove would be fine for a beginner hockey player or maybe a younger hockey player but definitely not for the older hockey player. The glove is not durable and the palms ripped within a month. They were our team gloves this year and out of the 18 guys on my team 16 guys had ripped gloves by the end of the season. One cool thing about these gloves is that they are extremely customizable. We had our team color and logo on the gloves this year. I was not a big fan of the gloves but liked how customizable they were. Great team purchase to give the matching proffesional look.

USHL vs. CHL

This is a very touch subject for most 15 or 16 year old hockey players in the United States and Canada. The USHL (United States Hockey League) is based out of the mid-western United States. The CHL (Canadian Hockey League) is based out of all of Canada. The CHL is broken down into 3 sub leagues. The WHL, OHL, and the QMJHL. The WHL is based out of Western Canada, the OHL is based out of Ontario, and the QMJHL is based out of the Province Quebec.

The CHL is considered professional hockey because all the players in the CHL are payed to play for their team. The USHL is still considered amateur because the players are not payed to play. This is where the major conflict comes in. Players have to decide whether or not they are going to take the college route or the CHL route. If players decide to take the college route than the USHL is the best option for them because it is the best amateur league in North America. If players decide they want to take a risk and go to the CHL and try to make it to the NHL than they cannot go to college and play hockey because the NCAA considers players in the CHL to be professional.  Now saying that, it doesnt mean if you go to the USHL you cant make it to the NHL, because you can! If you go the USHL route, your path to the NHL will be different from a kid who goes to the CHL because you will be able to develop your skills in college while the kid who went to the CHL will be developing his skills in the minor leagues or maybe in Europe.

With all that being said, each leagues has its pros and cons. The CHL produces more NHL players than the USHL does at this point in time, but the USHL gives a kid the chance to get a college scholarship and get an education. At the end of the day its your decision but make sure you go some place where you are happy and will do well