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My son (mite) wants me to buy him a new stick. He prefers the youth sized sticks.
Our coach told me to buy him a junior stick.

Any suggestions?

Whatever you buy him, get him a wood stick. Mites DO NOT need a graphite at that age.

Anything under 30 bucks!

Too late! I already bought him two graphite youth sticks. The confusion sets in when one of the hockey parents told me that the Mites need to get used to the feel of the Junior stick.

I'm wondering what's the difference between the two. Is a stick a stick? Or do people suggest to have Mites use Junior sticks?

If it is not too late return the graphite sticks, buy a plain-jane wood one are reinvest the money into a skating clinic.

Great Point Happy Gilmour - or Doug Gilmore.

With brings up the topic of when should a player start using a one piece stick?

I insisted my kid use one (wood) - but after x-mas my kid used the money he got to buy one - I said I wouldn't pay for it.

I noticed a big difference at 1st - for the worst, not at good at stick handling, passing etc. after about a week or so things looked back to normal.

Then this past weekend during a tournament - I noticed my kid switched back to the old woody.

Just don't buy an Easton S17. They break and Easton knows there is a design defect but will still not stand behind their product without a receipt.

Thing to consider when getting sticks for kids.

1 - Get the right lie. Smaller kids should have a true 3 or 4 lie. Don't believe the number for lie that the stick manufactures put on the sticks or blades. Bring their current stick when stick shopping and compare the lie. Watch them carefully when they play, for example, do they miss passes that go right under the toe of their blade...they need a flatter lie.


2 - lean toward the more flexable sticks. It will help their shot and feel.

3 - Contrary to popular belief. The younger the kid the more curve. They need help shooting and not enough curve hurts their shot. Besides....how many backhand rinkwide passes have you seen a mite make.

3 - Wood or shaft with wood blade is better for feel you will see the success of catching passes go up.

WOOD STICK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey hockeydad

With brings up the topic of when should a player start using a one piece stick

To answer NEVER if you want your little stud to cleanly catch passes, one time it where the goalie ain't and set up teammates on his way to stardom. Those "compost" sticks are a waste of your hard earned over taxed dollar. Go with a woody or shafted with wood blade. You will thank me later and perhaps by me a cold one down at state when your little guy makes it in high school. Take an old timers advise and try it out for a long while your kid will be glad you did.

you got to get the kid a good ole slab of lumber nothing better

i had a graphite stick and i got like 10 goals a game i would use a junior in mites

i would agree stay with the wood sticks until your son is a pee wee. before that i dont think they really need a composite stick. and if you get them a composite stick in squirts dont go buy the most expensive one

I agree mites dont need Graphite! Stick to woodys!

my mini-mite has a composite stick. his brother broke it right at the heel, so we put a blade in it...and now he thinks he's hot stuff with a Vapor XXXX
All the other mites want one just like his......you'd be amazed how many parents ask us why we spent so much on his stick.

Sure they think it's great but he's a mini-mite, no offense but most kids can hardly skate at that level, let alone shoot.

get jounior sticks the otherones are too stiff and big

WOOD STICK. IM ALL FOR THE OLD SCHOOL.

Nike makes a wood stick with nylon on the bottom edge of the blade. It's a cheap stick, but it didn't get all mashed from banging it on the ice. As a mite my son mashed the blades of wood sticks, but not the Nike.

He had a composite Jr stick, but liked the size of the youth Nike until the summer after mites.

Sticks have 3 types of shafts....youth, junior and senior. Unless the mite is huge for his age, a wood stick with a youth shaft is all he needs....under 20 bucks. The bulk of your money should be spent on a great pair of skates and a top end helmet.

U should have gotten him the Sherwood Coffey curve. Those are cheap and good.