NHL STICK CENSUS
The league, decoded.
StickDNA turns individual equipment records into league-level intelligence: flex, true curve families, actual kick points, graphics/build mismatches, legacy constructions that refuse to disappear, and the players who change sticks the most.
Current published sample: 7 players. Census results only include StickDNA records that have cleared the public research threshold. Percentages update automatically as coverage expands toward the top 100 and then the full NHL.
FLEX CENSUS
How stiff is the NHL sample?
Current published flexes are grouped by the actual player specification we have documented. Unknown flexes stay outside the denominator.
6 players with a published flexFORWARD FLEX WATCH
Who is really using ≤75?
20% of published forwards with a known flex are at 75 flex or below in the current sample.
1 of 5 forwards with known flexCURVE CENSUS
Which curve families dominate?
True player molds are preserved separately, then grouped into a retail-style family only where the evidence supports a useful comparison.
4 players with a published curve or curve familyTRUE MOLDS / CODES
The patterns behind the family labels
Player-name molds and exact pro codes stay visible rather than being flattened into the nearest retail curve.
Exact mold/code only — family-only records are not forced into this listACTUAL KICK POINT
What the resolved builds really are
Distribution uses the underlying construction when StickDNA has established it, not the kick point implied by the visible graphic.
6 players with a published kick-point classificationVISIBLE BRAND SHARE
What you see on the ice
This is the brand presented by the current graphics. It is deliberately kept separate from the underlying construction data.
7 current published recordsUNDERLYING BRAND SHARE
What the construction tells us
Only records with an established underlying build are counted here. Unknown remains outside the denominator rather than being guessed.
6 players with an underlying brand resolvedMOST COMMON CONSTRUCTIONS
The builds that keep showing up
Current underlying constructions across the published sample. Legacy builds dressed as newer sticks count as the construction they actually are.
6 current records with construction resolvedLEGACY BUILD INDEX
Old constructions that refuse to die.
A build appears here only when the StickDNA construction catalog marks it as legacy and a current published player is still documented on it. “Legacy” does not automatically mean we know the exact manufacturer discontinuation date.
Dmitry OrlovBauer Vapor FLYLITE graphics · current use first seen 2026-01-06
Nexus 2N Pro XLBauer · 2NPROXL
Joel FarabeeBauer Nexus Tracer graphics · current use first seen 2024-09-22
Supreme 2S Pro XLBauer · 2SPROXL
Evgeni MalkinCCM Tacks XF Ghost graphics · current use first seen 2026-01-08
JetSpeed FT6 ProCCM
Sidney CrosbyCCM Ribcor Reckoner graphics · current use first seen 2022-04-29
Ribcor ReckonerCCM
Leon DraisaitlWarrior Alpha LX3 Pro graphics · current use first seen 2025-01-13
Covert QR5 ProWarrior
BEHIND THE GRAPHICS
Biggest current graphics/build mismatches
STICK NERD INDEX
Who changes sticks the most?
This ranks documented StickDNA history, not reputation. More research coverage produces a higher-confidence churn ranking, so treat the early table as a live intelligence leaderboard rather than a final league verdict.
Census rule: StickDNA counts only what the evidence supports. Flex, true curve, visible graphics, underlying construction and historical events remain separate fields; unknown values stay outside the relevant denominator instead of being inferred.