Below, we will go into a little more detail on the pros/cons of all the different curves and any players who use them on their clubs. We dive right in!
P02 - P38/P45 - HCS - W02 - (Lidstrom/Getzlaf)
Pros: Square toe makes it easy to receive pucks close to the rim. Longer blade. Fast pucks on goal.
Disadvantages: More difficult to do pull-ups with a square toe. Large blade makes it more difficult to pull off backhands.
Players: Alexander Edler (no longer?), Jacob Trouba, Jean-Gabriel Pageau.
PM9 - P14 - MC2 - W01 - (Stamkos)
Advantages: Flat blade, lots of blade on the ice. Good flip sandwiches. Hard backhands.
Disadvantages: More difficult to dribble. Less control.
Players: Jordan Eberle, Brian Little
P91a - P15/P20 - HCR - W05 - (Staal/Drury)
Advantages: Flat blade, lots of blade on the ice. Good flip sandwiches. Easy to lob it up close to the goal.
Disadvantages: More difficult to dribble. Less control.
Players: Anze Kopitar, Bo Horvat, Travis Konecny, Aaron Ekblad
P88 - P30/P40 - MC - W88 - (Kane)
Advantages: All around blade. Puck control. Dribble. Wrist shot. Quick shots.
Cons: Less "toe". Not as easy to shoot high.
Players: Johnny "Hockey" Gaudreau, Cale Makar, Quinn Hughes
P92 - P29 - TC2 - W03 - (Crosby)
Advantages: Retail hockey's most used curve. All around in all aspects. Good passes. Good shot. Good draws.
Cons: Unclear.
Players: Andre Burakovsky, Miro Heiskanen, Mitch Marner, Auston Matthews, Brad Marchand, Jake Guentzel, Gabriel Landeskog
P14 - P46 - W71 - (Toews)
Advantages: Good and high shots.
Cons: May be more difficult to fit with a toe curve.
Player: Unclear
P28 - P28 - TC4 - W28 - (McDavid/Matthews)
Advantages: Usual curve in the NHL. Hard, safe and high shots. Easy to make draws. Good puck control.
Cons: May be more difficult to fit with a toe curve. Difficult to make good backhands.
Players: Kris Letang, Drew Doughty, Joel Farabee, Thomas Chabot
