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This Hall of Fame display shows the evolution
of hockey sticks from the 1800s through modern
day, and from wood to light and flexible material
composites. The first sticks (top in picture) were
carved from a single piece of wood, but by the
1930s, were made of pieces of wood laminated
together, preventing them from breaking as easily
while adding some flexibility.
In the 1960s, players started curving their blades,
giving them greater control of the puck and
influencing their shots. In the 1970s, the first
fibreglass sticks were made–stronger and lighter
than their wooden ancestors. By the 1980s,
aluminum sticks, with replacement wooden
blades, were introduced and gained popularity
among professional players in the 1990s.
Today, both the wooden stick and aluminum
stick have become rarer among pros as new
composite sticks made of materials such as
fibreglass and carbon fibre have become a less
durable, but lighter-weight, option. The wooden
stick, however, is still a less expensive alternative to composite
sticks and still is a popular choice for amateur players.
Below: The 116 th Dartmouth Natal Day Regatta was held in August
2011, hosted by the Banook Canoe Club. The club was founded in
1903 and began holding the regatta, along with other sport events
and concerts, a year later. This trophy, displayed at the Hall, was
presented to the Junior Singles winner in 1907.
Above: This typewriter belonged to W.J. “Ace” Foley, a long-time
sports writer and sports editor at the Halifax Chronicle Herald and
Mail Star. He started his newspaper career in 1920 as a copy boy,
spending, he said, as much time at the Halifax Herald as he did in
school.
He said in a book he wrote to commemorate 50 years as sports editor,
“I’ve been in almost every nook and cranny of Nova Scotia at one
time or another.”
His writings promoted Nova Scotia sport and sport heritage for more
than 60 years. He was inducted to the Hall of Fame in 1982.
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