Combining skilled defense and a reputation as one of the game's best faceoff men using his innovative curved stick, Mikita led the league in scoring four times in the decade, tying Bobby Hull's year-old single-season scoring mark in 1966–67 with 97 points [9] (a mark broken two years later by former teammate Phil Esposito [10] and currently ...

Dec 17, 2022 · When Stan Mikita broke into the NHL in 1959, there were only six teams and the competition was intense. Listed at 5′-9″, 169 pounds, small players had to learn to be pushed around or be banished from the league. Mikita never backed down from confrontation and even instigated many.

Of the alleged inventor of the curved-blade hockey stick, only this much is certain: There was no Stan Mikita’s Donuts in Aurora, Illinois. But getting at the truth behind the preferred mythological munchies of Wayne Campbell and Garth Algar in the 1992 classic “Wayne’s World” is far simpler than unpacking the tales of hockey’s ...

One story was of the maskless goalie, Glenn Hall, who hated practicing with the Blackhawks. Dave Stubbs shared the story and attached an image to explain why: The mini-stick-like hook on Mikita’s blade.

1960’s Stan Mikita Game Used Banana Hook Northland Stick As the story goes, Stan invented the curved stick. This mid-Sixties Northland Custom Pro features Mikita’s wicked banana curve. Stamping along the shaft includes “Mikita”, “21” and “Gunzos Sports Centre, Berwyn ILL”.

Mar 11, 2009 · One of the all time greats, nowadays Stan Mikita is synonymous with his famous banana blade. The legend of the curved stick goes something like this: Mikita and teammate Bobby Hull were taking extra shots after practice when Mikita's blade cracked and curved.

Apr 9, 2023 · Stan Mikita is widely regarded as the father of the curved stick, and he invented it in his lifetime. Stan Mikita has had a hand in every generation’s success; he is best known for his famous banana blade.

Offered is a Stan Mikita Early-1970's Game Used Northland Custom Pro Hockey Stick. The Hall of Famer played 22 seasons for the Blackhawks, and he would have employed this stick not long after the league made him and others get rid of their curved "banana blades."

May 20, 2016 · Stan Mikita uses a hockey stick to serve up a piece of birthday cake to teammate Bobby Hull during a small celebration for Hull's 28th birthday, one day late, on Jan. 4, 1967 at Chicago...

May 12, 2020 · My cousin had a curve like this on his street hockey stick (you remember the ones with the plastic blade you'd soften over the stove). I played goal and hated his wrist shots. His slap shots had ZERO accuracy though.