9 responses to “Correct Hockey Stick Length”

  1. JP

    Jolene, coaches telling kids to cut their stick to their noses with skates on shouldn’t be coaching… Follow what the best of the best do…

    1. Coach

      SMIRK, actually JP, you should re-read what Shooter wrote in the article and learn about punctuation! He didn’t write, “cut their stick to their noses with skates on”. Hehehehe, there’s a period in there. LOL. So, where does it say the stick length should be, when you read it properly?

  2. Jeff

    I play ball hockey a.k.a floor hockey and I was thinking about cutting my stick. Its at my chin now but I was going to go to top of chest height for better and quicker stick handling. My question is, how do I know when short is too short?

  3. daniel

    i play a winger and a defensemen should i use 1 stick or a certain stick for each position

    1. Coach

      Hahaha, well unfortuneatly the stick lengths aren’t telescopic and you’ll have to choose or compromise. Which do you play the most?

  4. cliff

    I buy the longest stick that i can and put tape at the spot i would have cut. I use that as a guide for my hand. But i still have the length if i need it during a defensive play. I am a center, i would not do this if i was a wing, i would cut the stick.

    1. Coach

      Interesting Cliff, but risky. The proper way to cut a hockey stick for your correct hockey stick length is to avoid having that butt end sticking way out beyond your top hand, especially for a forward, because otherwise that butt end will get caught in your jersey, or cause other excess stick problems and obstructions. You need better maneuverability than that.

      You’ll gain a lot of reach cutting a hockey stick your way, or not cutting at all; and save money on replacement hockey sticks as you grow unless you brake ‘em; but you’ll sacrifice a lot of performance.

      Your strategy is not advisable.

  5. Jolene Youngquist

    What is the correct stick length to be? My son is going to be a squirt and they said his stick was too short. He could stick handle well, but had a hard time getting around a player to take puck away. The coaches said the kids have to have a stick that goes to nose with skates on or at chin with skates off. Is this true????

    1. Coach

      Yes Jolene, correct stick length is measured generally that way. See our "Measuring Proper Hockey Stick Length" red caption in this article here http://nhlhockeyice.com/ice-hockey-sticks/correct-hockey-stick-length/

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