Patent ID: 7232385

Claim:
A hockey stick comprising: a shaft including a top side, a bottom side, a front side, a back side, an upper end, a lower end, and a length extending between the upper end and the lower end, the shaft including a first straight section and a second section, the first section extending from the lower end of the shaft to the second section and the second section extending from the first section to the upper end of the shaft, the second section being disposed at an angle relative to the first section, the angle being defined generally along a plane extending from the top side of the shaft to the bottom side of the shaft, the second section starting at about 9/16 to about ¾ of the length of the shaft from the lower end of the shaft; and a blade extending from the first section of the shaft adjacent the lower end, wherein the second section defines a continuous curve extending from the first section to the upper end of the shaft.