Inventor of the Composite Hockey Stick?

[Leroux 66]

I'm doing a report for my chem class on a scientist, and our teacher said pretty much anybody would qualify as a scientist, i was just wondering if there was one specific person who invented the composite stick? Any help would be appreciated.

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[The Thomas J.*]

I don't know the guys name but he really needs to take a beating with a heavy wooden hockey stick, his weak sticks are ruining the game, i'm so tired of seeing them break during crucial moments in a game.

 

[RorschachWJK]

I don't know the guys name but he really needs to take a beating with a heavy wooden hockey stick, his weak sticks are ruining the game, i'm so tired of seeing them break during crucial moments in a game.

I could not agree more. Saku Koivu's stick breaking in the Olympic final game in Turin 2006 was perhaps the worst of these incidents. In effect it lead to a brief man advantage for the Swedes. The game winning goal was scored just moments later...

 

[Leroux 66]

anybody got anything?

 

[Leroux 66]

Should i just use Bobby Hull, since he developed the curved hockey stick
? and my teacher already said i could use the player who developed the curved blade

 

[BNHL]

anybody got anything?

http://patents.ic.gc.ca/cipo/cpd/en/patent/2088468/summary.html

Can you start here?

Title:Hockey stick made of composite materials and its manufacturing process Document Type and Number:United States Patent 5050878 Link to this page:http://www.freepatentsonline.com/5050878.html Abstract:Composite hockey stick includes an expanded polyvinylchloride foam core in the shape of a handle attached to a blade, a first mesh composed of at least one of fiberglass and carbon fibers tightly surrounding at least a portion of the expanded polyvinylchloride foam core, and at least one additional mesh composed of at least one of fiberglass and carbon fibers tightly surrounding at least a portion of the first mesh. Preferably, each mesh in a direction outwardly from the core has a greater weaving angle with respect to the core than a preceding mesh, to thereby provide an offsetting of threads of one mesh to another.

 

[Sbufkle]

I remember in the late 80-s Koho had a ovalike hollow composite stick on the market....

 

[pappyline]

Should i just use Bobby Hull, since he developed the curved hockey stick
? and my teacher already said i could use the player who developed the curved blade

Mikita was the guy that actually invented the curved sblade. (although Bathgate also claims it) wheras Hull perfected it.

 

[Leroux 66]

going with bobby hull but im gunna mention mikita as all of my sources give equal credit to both hill and mikita.