Abstract: The invention provides a method of making a formable hockey stick blade, the method comprising: (a) providing a core having a blade element with a thickness, the core being made of expandable foam having a Poisson ratio of at least 0.33; (b) forming a preformed stick blade by wrapping the core with a layer of fibers pre-impregnated with a thermoplastic material; (c) placing the preformed stick blade in a mold; (d) applying heat and pressure to the mold for bringing the thermoplastic material to its amorphous form and for compressing the preformed stick blade such that the thickness of the blade element of the core is reduced; (e) cooling the mold such that the thermoplastic material is set; and (f) removing the formable stick blade from the mold.

Abstract: A method of making a formable hockey stick blade, the method comprising: (a) providing a foam core having a blade element with a thickness, the foam having a Poisson ratio of at least 0.33; (b) forming an uncured stick blade by wrapping the foam core with a layer of fibers pre-impregnated with a thermoplastic material; (c) placing the uncured stick blade in a mold; (d) applying heat and pressure to the mold for curing the uncured stick blade and for compressing the uncured stick blade such that the thickness of the blade element of the foam core is reduced; and (e) removing the cured stick blade from the mold.

Abstract: A method of making a formable hockey stick blade comprising making a core of synthetic material; recovering the core with a fibers layer for forming a preformed blade; placing the preformed blade in a mold; injecting in the mold, at a pressure between 45 psi and 60 psi and a temperature between 350° F. and 400° F., a thermoplastic resin having a viscosity below 25 cP while maintaining a negative pressure of at least 200 mm of mercury in the mold; curing the thermoplastic resin; and removing the blade from the mold. The invention also relates to a method of selling a hockey stick blade wherein a blade is shaped in accordance to a curvature selected by a customer.