Chicago Blackhawk's top prospect Adam Boqvist explains how he choses his stick, curve and shaft, and also gloves and skates. Recorded at the World Junior Showcase in Kamloops, Canada.
He said he used to use a P92 curve but has this season changed to a curve with little more hook. Only negative part with the new curve is he thinks there is to little blade touching the ice so he have ordered a new pattern with the same new curve but with more blade touching the ice so the puck won’t slip under his blade so much. About the shaft he basically just said he likes a bit flexier stick because he shoots alot of wrist and snapshots and not as many slappers as he used to do. About the gloves he have always used Bauer and likes a thiner palm so he can feel his stick better. He has shorten the fingers on his gloves to fit his hand better. He also have cut of a bit of the padding near the wrist to get better control as he felt that pad was in the way. He’s currently using Patrick Sharps gloves because he is waiting on his new ones to arrive. About the skates he basically just said he doesnt like to break in new skates and is still using his old skates from last season as he likes them when they are worn in. He has ordered a 3D scan of his feet so that his new skates will be better fitted and that he doesnt have to bake them in the oven as you usually do with new skates. On the question about how long it takes him to break in a pair of new skates he said about a week.
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He said he used to use a P92 curve but has this season changed to a curve with little more hook. Only negative part with the new curve is he thinks there is to little blade touching the ice so he have ordered a new pattern with the same new curve but with more blade touching the ice so the puck won’t slip under his blade so much.
About the shaft he basically just said he likes a bit flexier stick because he shoots alot of wrist and snapshots and not as many slappers as he used to do.
About the gloves he have always used Bauer and likes a thiner palm so he can feel his stick better. He has shorten the fingers on his gloves to fit his hand better. He also have cut of a bit of the padding near the wrist to get better control as he felt that pad was in the way. He’s currently using Patrick Sharps gloves because he is waiting on his new ones to arrive.
About the skates he basically just said he doesnt like to break in new skates and is still using his old skates from last season as he likes them when they are worn in.
He has ordered a 3D scan of his feet so that his new skates will be better fitted and that he doesnt have to bake them in the oven as you usually do with new skates. On the question about how long it takes him to break in a pair of new skates he said about a week.
John St Eric Thank you so much! As a finn I should know how to speak swedish but simply have been too lazy at school haha
John St Eric did he say his flex ?
No he didnt :/
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