The league, decoded.
StickDNA turns individual equipment records into league-level intelligence: flex, true curve families, actual kick points, graphics/build mismatches, legacy constructions that refuse to disappear, and the players who change sticks the most.
How stiff is the NHL sample?
Current published flexes are grouped by the actual player specification we have documented. Unknown flexes stay outside the denominator.
182 players with a published flexWho is really using ≤75?
14% of published forwards with a known flex are at 75 flex or below in the current sample.
Which curve families dominate?
True player molds are preserved separately, then grouped into a retail-style family only where the evidence supports a useful comparison.
76 players with a published curve or curve familyThe patterns behind the family labels
Player-name molds and exact pro codes stay visible rather than being flattened into the nearest retail curve.
Exact mold/code only — family-only records are not forced into this listWhat the resolved builds really are
Distribution uses the underlying construction when StickDNA has established it, not the kick point implied by the visible graphic.
161 players with a published kick-point classificationWhat you see on the ice
This is the brand presented by the current graphics. It is deliberately kept separate from the underlying construction data.
231 current published recordsWhat the construction tells us
Only records with an established underlying build are counted here. Unknown remains outside the denominator rather than being guessed.
161 players with an underlying brand resolvedThe builds that keep showing up
Current underlying constructions across the published sample. Legacy builds dressed as newer sticks count as the construction they actually are.
161 current records with construction resolvedOld constructions that refuse to die.
A build appears here only when the StickDNA construction catalog marks it as legacy and a current published player is still documented on it. “Legacy” does not automatically mean we know the exact manufacturer discontinuation date.
Biggest current graphics/build mismatches
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This ranks documented StickDNA history, not reputation. More research coverage produces a higher-confidence churn ranking, so treat the early table as a live intelligence leaderboard rather than a final league verdict.
One dataset, four high-intent questions.
Follow the live published sample by flex, curve family, actual kick point and visible-versus-underlying brand.