Entertainment / Ice Hockey / Sticks: The shaft of player's sticks are made of wood or aluminum and the maximum length can be 63 inches 5 feet 2 inches (160 centimeters) from the tip of the stick to the bottom of the heel. The heel of the stick is where the handle ends and the blade begins. It is the curved part of the stick that joins the handle shaft and the blade. The blade of the stick can be a maximum of 14.5 inches (37 centimeters) long and 3 inches (7.7 centimeters) wide. The blade can be made of wood or a composite material but never aluminum. The maximum length of a goalie?s stick is 63 inches (160 centimeters) the blade is 15.5 inches long (39 centimeters) 3 ? Inches (9 centimeters) wide. The goalkeepers stick has one major difference from non-goalkeepers sticks. The blade stays wide to just a little less then halfway up the shaft. This is so the goalkeeper can use the stick to block the puck.
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