What Is Pro Stock Hockey Gear?

Pro stock is hockey equipment built for a specific professional or college player, or for a specific team, rather than for a store shelf. A pro stock stick is made to that player's own flex, curve, blade height and grip. When it goes unused, the team sells it off, and that is how it reaches buyers.

Where pro stock comes from

Players order sticks in batches, often 6 to 12 at a time. Many use two or three, change a spec, and order again. The rest stay in the equipment room until the team clears its surplus, along with gloves, skates and other gear built to player specs.

We buy from NHL, AHL and NCAA equipment rooms, and everything is inspected and graded before it is listed.

How pro stock differs from retail

• Specs you will not find in a store. Pro sticks come in flexes, curves and blade heights ordered by one player. Bauer pro flexes, for example, usually end in 2 or 7 (77, 82, 87), numbers retail charts do not use.
• The build may not match the paint. A stick "dressed as" one model can be built as another. This is common on pro stock, especially from Bauer and CCM. When we know the real build, it is in the title.
• Labels are written for equipment managers. Pro sticks carry player IDs and spec codes instead of a retail hangtag. Our guide to reading pro stock stick codes explains them.
• No manufacturer warranty. Pro stock is sold outside the retail channel, so the brand's retail warranty does not apply. Our refund policy covers what we stand behind.

Pro stock and team stock

Team stock sticks are ordered in bulk for a club in standard curves and flexes, often with slightly cheaper materials, and are not custom. Pro stock is built to an individual player's order. Both end up sold as surplus, so the listing details matter.

What to check before you buy

1. Hand. Left or right. Most of our stock is left handed, because most of the pro supply is.
2. Flex. The flex number applies to the stick at full length. Cutting a stick makes it stiffer and adding an extension makes it softer. Most guides put the change at 2.5 to 5 flex points per inch, and many shafts print a cut-flex scale near the top.
3. Curve. Pro sticks use the same curve codes as retail, plus a few pro-only versions. Not sure which one you need? Which hockey stick curve should I use? explains what each curve does and who uses it.
4. Lie. Pro sticks rarely print it. It almost always matches the curve's standard lie, which the curve chart shows.
5. Condition. Every listing says whether the stick is new or used.

Why it costs less

Because it is surplus, pro stock sells below retail. Our sticks run up to 70% under the retail price of the same model.

Shop pro stock sticks by hand, flex and curve.