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Applications: Hockey
Guide picks
The use of composites in hockey equipment.

About Hockey
Hockey is more than just the materials that go into the equipment. For more about Ice Hockey, check out Guide Thomas Benjamin's site.

CDC and ARL
With the help of a CRDA with the Army Research Lab, Composite Development Corp. developed a better hockey stick. Article is about the partnership; little technical info.

Falcon Sports
Hockey sticks made with thermoplastic composites. Some technical information if you can read past the marketing hype.

National Hockey Supply
Hockey sticks, including composite blades, and wood stick reinforced with fiberglass or graphite composite. No technical information.

Penn Monto Field Hockey
Sticks for field hockey. Lots of different composites. Not much technical info, but some descriptions include mention manufacturing method (e.g. foam core produced by RTM).

The Science of Hockey: Gear
A brief overview of the materials used in skate blades, sticks, pucks, and goalie gear. Site looks nice, but content is rather weak.

Sports News Archive
Archive of composite news items related to sports and sports equipment.

Sticks & Skates
Online catalog of ice and roller hockey equipment. Product descriptions mention materials and sometimes manufacturing method. Composites in skates, sticks, and other products.

Street Test: Hockey Sticks
Article comparing wood, aluminum, and composite sticks. Basically describes how the different designs handle and feel.

Talon
Australian manufacturer of composite hockey sticks and other composite products. Lots of product info, not much technical info.

Tricky Sticky
A brief article on composites and sticks by Tim Falconer. Overview of stick materials, especially composites, and the physics behind the designs.

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