NHL · C · L shot
Evgeni Malkin
High confidenceLATEST DOCUMENTEDGRAPHICS ≠ BUILD
Last confirmed: 2026-09-07
First seen: 2026-01-08
VISIBLE GRAPHIC
Tacks XF Ghost
CCM
BEHIND
THE
GRAPHICS
→
ACTUALLY IS
JetSpeed FT6 Pro
HYBRID KICK
Malkin is one of the NHL’s most interesting stick-churn cases. His visible stick graphics have changed repeatedly across Bauer and CCM models. The latest documented 2025-26 setup is CCM Tacks XF Ghost graphics; current pro-stock evidence identifies at least one substantial Malkin batch as JetSpeed FT6 Pro construction underneath. His verified BGP2B/Vapor ADV 87-flex PRO71 stick remains valuable historical evidence, but it is no longer treated as his current setup.
STICK DNA
Latest documented spec
- Visible graphic
- CCM Tacks XF Ghost
- Actual construction
- CCM JetSpeed FT6 Pro
- Build code
- Unknown
- Kick point
- HYBRID
- Flex
- 100
- True curve / mold
- Unknown
- Curve family
- Unknown
- Closest retail curve
- Unknown
- Lie
- 6
- Length
- 64"
- Shaft
- Unknown
- Blade
- RR-100 stiff blade (retail platform; pro variants may differ)
- Grip
- Yes
- First seen
- 2026-01-08
- Last confirmed
- 2026-09-07
CURRENT EVIDENCE
Why we believe it
pro stock listing
Pro Stock Hockey · source/evidence date 2026-09-07
Current inventory explicitly identifies the underlying model as JetSpeed FT6 Pro beneath XF Ghost graphics. Listing reports 100 flex, custom heel comparison, lie 6, grip, and 64-inch height. No readable factory build code published, so construction confidence remains HIGH rather than VERIFIED.
manufacturer
CCM Hockey · source/evidence date 2026-09-07
Manufacturer source supports normalized kick classification for the FT6 Pro platform; it does not establish Malkin-specific shaft/blade layup.
other
GearGeek · source/evidence date 2026-09-07
Manual competitor-reference check of the latest visible model. Supports graphics/currentness only; actual construction is supported separately.
other
GearGeek · source/evidence date 2026-01-08
Manual competitor-reference check only. Used as a trigger/current visible-graphics reference, not as proof of underlying construction.
STICK TIMELINE
What changed — and what we actually know.
Visible graphics and true constructions are tracked separately. A historical graphics change can appear here while the build underneath remains unknown.
LATEST
2026-01-08 → 2026-09-07CCM Tacks XF Ghost → CCM JetSpeed FT6 Pro
HYBRID kick · 100 flex
High confidenceCCM Tacks XF Pro → Underlying build unknown
Graphics history only — StickDNA has not established the construction underneath.
High confidenceCCM Tacks XF Ghost → Underlying build unknown
Graphics history only — StickDNA has not established the construction underneath.
High confidenceCCM Tacks XF Pro → Underlying build unknown
Graphics history only — StickDNA has not established the construction underneath.
High confidenceCCM Ribcor Trigger 8 Pro → Underlying build unknown
Graphics history only — StickDNA has not established the construction underneath.
High confidenceCCM Tacks AS-VI Pro → Underlying build unknown
Graphics history only — StickDNA has not established the construction underneath.
High confidenceCCM Tacks AS-V Pro → Underlying build unknown
Graphics history only — StickDNA has not established the construction underneath.
High confidenceBauer AG5NT → Underlying build unknown
Graphics history only — StickDNA has not established the construction underneath.
High confidenceCCM JetSpeed FT2 → Underlying build unknown
Graphics history only — StickDNA has not established the construction underneath.
High confidenceCCM Tacks AS-V Pro → Underlying build unknown
Graphics history only — StickDNA has not established the construction underneath.
High confidenceCCM JetSpeed FT3 Pro → Underlying build unknown
Graphics history only — StickDNA has not established the construction underneath.
High confidenceHISTORICAL
Usage date not establishedBauer Vapor ADV → Bauer Vapor ADV
LOW kick · 87 flex · BGP2B
VerifiedStickDNA rule: A graphics change is a trigger to investigate, not proof of a construction change. Source publication dates and actual on-ice usage dates are tracked separately; a recent article about an older physical stick does not make that stick current.