A. Putting tape on the blade of an ice hockey stick creates a tacky surface that allows for better puck control. This will take some experimentation, ...

The National Hockey League (NHL), the highest-level professional ice hockey league representing 32 North American teams, has banned individual players from wrapping their hockey sticks with ...

The National Hockey League (NHL) has changed its approach to the use of rainbow-colored stick tape often used to show support for the LGBTQ+ community and inclusion within the game.

And now, players will no longer be able to wrap their sticks with Pride Tape — a rainbow-colored adhesive product that launched in 2016 with the NHL’s assistance — for any on-ice activities ...

Five other NHL teams purchase non-tape Howies items, including skate laces, sharpening wheels and stick wax. As athletic equipment goes, hockey tape — used on the blades and handles of sticks ...

The National Hockey League (NHL) has changed its approach to the use of rainbow-colored stick tape often used to show support for the LGBTQ+ community and inclusion within the game.