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Nathan MacKinnon

ProbableLATEST DOCUMENTEDGRAPHICS ≠ BUILD
Last confirmed: Not established
First seen: 2025-10-07
VISIBLE GRAPHIC

Nexus Sync

Bauer

BEHIND
THE
GRAPHICS
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LIKELY UNDERLYING BUILD

Nexus 2N Pro XL

2NPROXL
MID KICK

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

NHL stick profile with evidence-backed catalogue research.

STICK DNA

Latest documented spec

Visible graphic
Bauer Nexus Sync
Likely construction
Bauer Nexus 2N Pro XL
Build code
2NPROXL
Kick point
MID
Flex
87
True curve / mold
P92
Curve family
P92 / Sakic family
Closest retail stick
Bauer Nexus Tracer
Retail curve match
P92 · Exact
Lie
6
Length
Unknown
Shaft
Traditional/square-family pro shaft
Blade
Unknown
Grip
Yes
First seen
2025-10-07
Last confirmed
Unknown
Curve match: The documented curve is the same retail pattern, not merely a similar comparison.

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EVIDENCE SUMMARY

Why we believe it

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Evidence is retained in StickDNA's private research system; public source artifacts are intentionally withheld.
BUYABLE MATCHES

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Explore Nathan MacKinnon'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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Same build · another player’s stock
IN STOCK

Braydon Coburn Pro Stock - Bauer Nexus 2N Pro XL (NHL) — Left - P28 (Eichel) - 102 Flex/66" (Blade 6) *Dressed as Geo

HockeyStickMan · CA$259.99 · CA

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Same build · another player’s stock
IN STOCK

PSH — Casey Mittelstadt: Nexus 2N Pro XL dressed as Nexus Tracer (87 flex)

Pro Stock Hockey · US

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Same build · another player’s stock
IN STOCK

Left - Casey Mittelstadt Nexus 2N Pro XL 'Dressed as Nexus Tracer' 87 Flex Stick #2

Pro Stock Hockey · US

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Same build · another player’s stock
IN STOCK

Left - Victor Olofsson Nexus 2N Pro XL 'Dressed as Nexus Sync' 82 Flex Stick

Pro Stock Hockey · US

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Retail alternatives

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

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Curve-related options

Related curve listings or searches, including approximate retail comparisons. Custom pro molds can differ even within P28/P92-style families. Check each listing's actual pattern; a shared reference does not prove identical geometry.

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Other player stock · build differs or is unconfirmed

Listings attributed to this player that do not match the recorded build. They may be older stock; they are not current-build recommendations.

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
2025-10-07

Bauer Nexus Sync → Bauer Nexus 2N Pro XL

MID kick · 87 flex · 2NPROXL

Probable
RECENT
Usage date not established

Bauer Pulse → Bauer Pulse

HYBRID kick · 87 flex · PULSE

Verified
HISTORICAL
Usage date not established

Bauer Proto R → Bauer Nexus DK

MID kick · 87 flex · NEXUSDK

High confidence
RECENT
Usage date not established

Bauer Vapor FLYLITE → Bauer G3

UNKNOWN kick · 87 flex · G3

Verified
RECENT
Usage date not established

Warrior Novium 2 Pro → Warrior Custom Alpha Pro

UNKNOWN kick · 100 flex

High confidence
RECENT
Usage date not established

Pro Reserve VS+ → PRO Reserve VS+

UNKNOWN kick · 87 flex

High confidence
RECENT
Usage date not established

Warrior Alpha LX3 Pro → Warrior Alpha LX Pro

HYBRID kick · 85 flex

High confidence
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.