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Auston Matthews

ProbableLATEST DOCUMENTEDGRAPHICS ≠ BUILD
Last confirmed: Not established
First seen: 2026-03-12
VISIBLE GRAPHIC

Pulse 2

Bauer

BEHIND
THE
GRAPHICS
→
LIKELY UNDERLYING BUILD

Vapor ADV

BGP2B
LOW KICK

Construction is based on documented evidence, independently of the visible graphics.

Graphic cross-check · 2026-10-20: the visible model above matches GearGeek’s player record ↗. This is a graphic-only update. StickDNA’s researched build, specifications, confidence and dates remain unchanged. The stick timeline below retains the original recorded graphics and dates.
STICK DNA

Latest documented spec

Visible graphic
Bauer Pulse 2
Likely construction
Bauer Vapor ADV
Build code
BGP2B
Kick point
LOW
Flex
82–87
True curve / mold
Unknown
Curve family
Unknown
Closest retail stick
Bauer Vapor FLYLITE
Retail curve match
Unknown
Lie
Unknown
Length
Unknown
Shaft
Unknown
Blade
Unknown
Grip
Grip
First seen
2026-03-12
Last confirmed
Unknown
EVIDENCE SUMMARY

Why we believe it

StickDNA publishes the evidence classification and conclusion while retaining source links, photos and raw research artifacts privately.

pro stock listing

Recent Matthews BGP2B / Vapor ADV variant after Bauer return

BUILD CODE VISIBLE
other

Current visible graphics — Bauer Pulse

Evidence date: 2026-09-08

other

Matthews Bauer-era spec check — current build still described as mystery

Evidence date: 2026-03-09

BUYABLE MATCHES

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Explore Auston Matthews's stock with the recorded construction, same-build listings, retail alternatives and curve-related options. Construction matches do not prove identical player specifications; retail and curve comparisons can be approximate.

Same-build listings and searches

The recorded construction, including other players' stock and marketplace searches. Matching a build does not establish matching flex, hand or curve. Search results and availability must be checked at the retailer.

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IN STOCK

Brock Nelson Pro Stock - Bauer Vapor ADV (NHL) — Left - P92 (Matthews) - 95 Flex/64" (Blade 1) *Dressed as 1X Lite

HockeyStickMan · CA$259.99 · CA

View same-build listing ↗

Retail alternatives

The closest current stick you can buy at retail. It is not automatically the identical pro-stock construction.

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Commerce is separate from research. Matching-build player stock, other player stock, same-build inventory, curve-related options and retail alternatives are classified separately. The matching-build player button never substitutes stock with a different or unconfirmed build. Marketplace searches are not verified product offers. After checking relevance, best-offer routing excludes known out-of-stock links and considers region, stock and comparable shopper price. Commission does not determine eligibility or selection. Listings do not change StickDNA confidence, evidence or conclusions.
STICK TIMELINE

What changed — and what we actually know.

Visible graphics and true constructions are tracked separately. A historical graphics change can appear here while the build underneath remains unknown.

LATEST
2026-03-12

Bauer Pulse → Bauer Vapor ADV

LOW kick · 82–87 flex · BGP2B

Probable
RECENT
2026-02-28

Bauer Proto R → Bauer Pulse

HYBRID kick · 82–87 flex · PULSE

High confidence
HISTORICAL
2025-10-18

CCM Tacks XF Ghost → Underlying build unknown

Graphics history only — StickDNA has not established the construction underneath.

Unknown
RECENT
Usage date not established

Bauer Vapor FLYLITE → Bauer Vapor ADV

LOW kick · 82 flex · BGP2B

Verified
RECENT
Usage date not established

Bauer Vapor FLYLITE → Bauer Vapor ADV

LOW kick · 87 flex · BGP2B

Verified
RECENT
Usage date not established

Bauer Vapor FLYLITE → Bauer Nexus DK

MID kick · 82 flex · NEXUSDK

Verified
StickDNA rule: A graphics change is a trigger to investigate, not proof of a construction change. Source publication dates and actual on-ice usage dates are tracked separately; a recent article about an older physical stick does not make that stick current.