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 …

Feb 19, 2019 · One of the big ones: Bobby Hull, Stan Mikita, and the infamous curved blade. We talk a lot about how the expansion era changed the game, how Bobby Orr changed the game, …

Dec 12, 2009 · Chicago Blackhawk Stan Mikita accidently broke his stick in practice and as a joke kept taking shots. He was surprised to discover that it added some zip to his shot. Soon after, …

Dec 17, 2022 · During a scrimmage early in his career, he was checked into the door to the bench and his stick got caught in the crack of the doorway. Since he was skating, he retrieved his …

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 …

Some like wedge curves, where the bottom edge of the blade is forward of the top edge, making pucks easier to lift. Was Stan the Man? New York Rangers star Andy Bathgate claimed he …

Dec 12, 2022 · The curves that Mikita, Hull and others started using were almost cartoon versions of stick blades seen today. They called them “banana curves,” and that wasn’t too far from the …

Dec 12, 2014 · It all started in the 1960s and there really isn’t too much account of how the banana blade actually came to existence. Apparently, Hull and fellow teammate and legend …

Jul 10, 2020 · During the 1960-1961 season Hull’s teammate Stan Mikita noticed that his shots and passes acted strangely. The puck seemed to rise, dip, sail, or curve in an arc. Mikita …

May 12, 2020 · Other players had used them, just like one other goalie wore a mask before Jacques Plante, but Mikita and Bobby Hull popularized it, especially the crazy banana blades …