These Goalie Sticks are the general term used in the field of Hockey sport. There are different types of goalie sticks, which includes wood and composite.

Wood goalie stick is the one that is most widely available in the market and cheap in rate. They also allow the users to modify them according to their needs and stiffer in nature, which is its advantage, but the disadvantages include those facts that they are easily broken and heavier to lift.

These goalie stick are another type of hockey sticks. These also had their advantages and disadvantages. These goalie sticks are used by 85% of NHL Players. These composite goalie sticks comes in one piece format or two-piece format. These goalie sticks comes with replaceable blades and a shaft. These sticks are more expensive but come with more flexibility and are lighter in weight. The major problem with composite goalie stick is that their breaking tendency as it is much high.

There are different types of composite goalie sticks, which include Fiberglass, Aluminium, Graphite, Kevlar and Titanium.

Fiberglass goalie stick is a wooden stick with fiberglass coating. This stick can be modified according to the user needs and they are least expensive. Nevertheless, they are weakest and possess more weight.

Aluminium composite goalie sticks are the first non-wooden sticks that appeared in the market. Their shifts are entirely made with aluminium and composite blades inserted into the shafts. These composite goalie sticks have less weight and stronger in nature but not as much like that of graphite or kavler composite goalie sticks.

The goalie stick was introduced to the hockey players in 1999 by Louisville. Composite goalie sticks created a sensation in terms of its price as well as its performance. The first piece of composite goalie stick appeared on the pro shop floor. This composite goalie stick is widely used to puck down the ice quickly, which is the most advantageous point that most goaltenders consider. Response plus is one of the types of composite goal sticks.

The future of goalie sticks is very bright. Most of the players prefer the goalie sticks instead of wooden sticks because of their lightweight and high durability. Currently, number of stick makers are making experiments with the creation of composite goalie sticks which assures them a bright future along with extending its development.