How much does a hockey stick weigh?

A Maila weighs 385 grams in Senior, 320 in Intermediate and 260 in Junior. That is the stick as it ships, before you tape it. Weight follows the size class, not the price and not the color, so choosing your size chooses your weight. There is no lighter version of the same stick waiting behind a higher price.

The three numbers

One build per size, so one weight per size.

• Senior: 385 grams, 77 flex, about 65 inches (165 cm).
• Intermediate: 320 grams, 50 flex, about 62 inches (157 cm).
• Junior: 260 grams, 20 flex, about 58 inches (147 cm).

In ounces, because this is a US shop: 385 grams is a little under 14, 320 is about 11 and a third, and 260 is a bit over 9. We print grams because that is the unit on every stick spec sheet we have ever read, ours included.

Every number above is the same in every color. A pink Senior weighs what a blue Senior weighs. Color is a finish over 100% carbon fiber, and it changes the photo, not the build. To match a player to a class, start with the hockey stick size chart.

Why the bigger stick weighs more

A Senior is about seven inches longer than a Junior and has to hold a 77 flex instead of a 20. Longer and stiffer means more carbon in the shaft, and carbon is what a gram is made of. That is the entire explanation. Weight is a consequence of the size you need, not a dial we set on its own.

Which is why chasing a smaller number across size classes is a bad trade. The Junior is the lightest stick we make, and it is 58 inches at 20 flex. In an adult’s hands it is not light. It is small.

What the spec does not tell you

Total weight is one number. How a stick feels in your hands is not. Two sticks that read the same on a scale can swing differently depending on where the mass sits along the shaft, because weight down near the blade costs you more than weight up at the butt end. Balance point is the usual name for it, and it is why a spec sheet and a first shift sometimes disagree.

We publish total weight because we have it. We have not published a balance point, because we have not measured one and we are not going to invent a figure for an article. Ask us today and that is the answer you get.

Tape and a knob add grams

385 is a bare stick. Then you tape the blade, build a knob on the butt end, maybe wax the tape, and all of that is weight you chose to add. We have not weighed a tape job, so we cannot tell you what it comes to. Treat the published number as the starting point rather than as what ends up in your hands at the faceoff.

Cutting works the other way, and it is worth knowing which effect matters. Taking two inches off the top removes a little weight and adds a lot of stiffness, and the stiffness is the part you will feel. How to cut a hockey stick goes through it.

Lighter is not the same as better

A lighter stick is quicker to move, and quick hands are worth having. Weight is still not the spec that fixes a bad fit. Length and flex are. On skates the butt end should reach somewhere between your chin and your nose, and hockey stick length goes through how to measure yours at home. A stick that suits your body at 385 grams beats the class below it, which weighs 65 grams less and is wrong at both ends.

Where weight earns its reputation is late in a long shift, and that is a carbon story more than a grams story. Carbon is stiff for how light it is, so a shaft can be easy to carry all night and still snap back when you load it. We went through that trade in are carbon fiber hockey sticks worth it.

What we are not going to claim

We will not tell you a Maila is the lightest stick in its class, because we have not weighed anybody else’s. What we can do is publish our three numbers and let you hold them next to whatever else is on your list. A kitchen scale settles that question better than a sentence on our own website does.

The box weighs more than the stick

A Maila ships with a velvet bag and a regulation puck in the box, so any weight on a courier’s label is the parcel and not the stick. That number is ours to worry about. Shipping to US addresses is free and tracked, with duties and taxes included, so nothing about the box reaches your total.

Common questions

How much does a senior hockey stick weigh? Ours is 385 grams, in every color and in both hands. We build one flex and one build per size, so there is no lighter senior in the range to trade up to.

Is a lighter hockey stick better? Not by itself. A lighter stick moves quicker, but length and flex decide whether a stick fits the player. Get the size class right and the weight comes attached to it.

Do colored hockey sticks weigh more than black ones? No. Color is a finish, not a layer of the build. A pink stick and a blue one are the same 100% carbon fiber, the same weight, the same flex and the same price.

Pick the size and the weight comes with it

Weight is the easiest spec on the list, because you do not really choose it. You choose a size class and the grams arrive attached. The two question size finder names your class from your height and weight. How to choose a hockey stick is the long version, and it covers length, flex and which hand goes low. Stuck between the two biggest classes? Senior vs intermediate is the one to read. When you know your size, the sticks are here, and every one of them ships with a puck.