World Wide Stick Shortage
#3
Posted 09 February 2020 - 11:26 PM
Bonny Sports, who makes Bauer sticks, is based in Taiwan not China, so it seems strange that Bauer can't make more sticks. I'm not too well versed on how the political climate affects manufacturing regulations between those 2 countries.
Don't know where CCM and TRUE sticks are made, but probably in China.
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#4
Posted 10 February 2020 - 10:02 AM
Bonny Sports, who makes Bauer sticks, is based in Taiwan not China, so it seems strange that Bauer can't make more sticks. I'm not too well versed on how the political climate affects manufacturing regulations between those 2 countries.
Don't know where CCM and TRUE sticks are made, but probably in China.
Bauer sticks are made by Bonny in their factory Shenzhen, China.
#11
Posted 13 February 2020 - 11:08 AM
By this point in the season the teams are all stocked for the stretch run
Few teams I deal with say the exact opposite. They're making the players use sticks till they break in practice. No more discarding whipped out sticks. Obviously for games they are allowed new sticks. Just being careful until they hear a date when the factories will reopen.
#12
Posted 13 February 2020 - 11:22 AM
Few teams I deal with say the exact opposite. They're making the players use sticks till they break in practice. No more discarding whipped out sticks. Obviously for games they are allowed new sticks. Just being careful until they hear a date when the factories will reopen.
Safe to assume these are probably smaller schools/programs compared to the NHL teams which would make sense for why they are being cautious.
#14
Posted 13 February 2020 - 08:16 PM
Safe to assume these are probably smaller schools/programs compared to the NHL teams which would make sense for why they are being cautious.
Two AHL teams both said they are making all players use sticks till they break. A few NHL teams I deal with try to keep 24-36 sticks in stock for all players at all times. Since they can't reorder sticks those supplies are dwindling. Most players use a new stick almost every game so you can see how fast the backup supplies would dwindle if that's the case.
#16
Posted 14 February 2020 - 09:36 AM
Again, I’m sure smaller organizations and teams that order multiple smaller batches will feel it a bit more, but at the NHL level, a couple guys might run out of ADV’s that’s about it.
#18
Posted 14 February 2020 - 03:24 PM
“I’m concerned about a shortage,” Seguin said, adding that he goes through one stick each game. “I might be screwed for a little bit.”
https://www.theglobe...ped-for-sticks/
Warrior is made in Mexico and not widely affected.