Im lookin to buy a new hockey stick..help?

Question

whats the best pattern and flex ?

Answer 1

Pick one in your price range.  Play with them and pick one of which you like the feel.  Buy a roll of black tape and tape the blade and the handle, and you are set!

Answer 2

geez Tim there are so many options .. to better help you we gotta know .. is this for ice, inline or cosom hockey? (the latter is in shoes) do you primarily play forward or defence? how tall are you? about how much do you weigh? do you anticipate a growth spurt?

More importantly do you have a price point in mind, some stores like Big 5 and Canadian Tire still sell wood sticks in the $20 range, but then it can go up to about $250 for the top-quality one-piece graphite composite sticks endorsed by many NHL players

I realise some of these questions might be personal but the thing is a stick that might get you some goals next week might be too short or too whippy next month. See what I mean?