What a great stick!  Its not the lightest stick that I have ever felt, but it plays very well.  Best value if you are looking to get a composite stick.

I have bought 3 of these so far.  I paid about $65 for my first one in October of 2008.  I played on it a total of 15 times before breaking it last night (on accident, of course).  Luckily, I had bought a pack of 2 from HockeyMonkey.com for $65 the week before.

How did it break?  Well, I was chasing a puck straight into the boards while being pursued by an opponent.  I guess I wasn’t quick enough as I jammed one end of the stick into the boards and the other into my gut, and SNAP.  I remember the guy at the store telling me that if I broke the blade, it could be replaced.  Not sure how, but I think I’ll figure it out.

Overall a great stick.  Totally pleased with what you get for the money.

Just received my first order from HockeyMonkey.com this morning.  Today is Thursday, and I placed my order on Monday evening.  Pretty fast shipping if you ask me.  However, I do live about 5 hours north of their warehouse (Santa Ana, CA) so I figure it was a reasonable time to wait to get my equipment.

Prices and selection were amazing, and I was able to find some great deals on base-model equipment.  I usually the cheapest stuff since I am not a very serious player.

I ordered 2 sticks and a pair of gloves.  My existing stick, a Rebok 4k, put me back about $65 from the Hockey X-sport up in Oakland last year.  I was worried about it breaking, so I wanted to get the same stick again as a backup.  I got a 2-pack of the exact same stick from Hockey Monkey for $60.  I was afraid of ordering sticks online since I thought the shipping would kill me, but it was only an extra $5 for over-sized shipping.

I also bought a pair of base-line hockey gloves.  I have had my existing gloves for nearly 10 years, and they were hand-me-downs when I first got them.  They developed large holes and left blisters on my thumbs each time I played.  I had been searching around on ebay, but didn’t really want to get a pair of used gloves for $40+ with shipping.  I think the ones I ordered from Hockey Monkey were $29.99.  I’ll test them out this weekend and write a review on them.

I also saved an extra 10% on my order by using coupon code adwsave10.  It worked at the time of writing this post 6/8/2009, but I don’t know how long it will last.  The total order, including shipping and tax set me back just over $100, but for two composite sticks and a new pair of gloves, I thought that was a steal.

Will be posting reviews on the equipment soon.