Properly taping a hockey stick can be somewhat of an art form. Different players choose different color tapes, creating a look on their stick that is uniquely their own. Taping the hockey stick protects it from damage, keeps the end of the stick from causing injuries, keeps moisture off the stick, keeps the hockey puck from sliding off the blade, keeps your hand from sliding off the stick, helps you pick up a dropped stick and extends the life of your glove palm.
Step 1
Wrap the top of the handle and knob in cloth tape. Start at the knob and spiral-wrap the tape down the handle, ending at your desired length. Continue to wrap the cloth tape around the handle until you reach your preferred thickness.
Step 2
Unroll 12 inches of hockey tape off the roll, leaving it attached to the roll. Spin the roll, creating a spiral tube of hockey tape with the sticky side out. Spiral-wrap this tube of tape around the handle, leaving a two-finger space between each wrap.
Step 3
Cover the spiral of hockey tape on the handle with additional tape. Start at the top of the handle and spiral-wrap the hockey tape, slightly overlapping each wrap, until you reach the desired length of tape along your handle. Press firmly on the tape along the handle to secure it.
Step 4
Cut a strip of hockey tape the length of your blade and stick this length along the bottom of the blade. Wrap the blade in tape, starting on the outside heel of the blade, and spiral-wrap the tape around the blade. Each wrap of tape should slightly overlap the prior wrap. You may wrap the full blade with the toe covered, without the toe covered or choose to only wrap from the heel to the middle of the blade. Press firmly on the blade tape to smooth and secure it.
Things You'll Need
- Cloth tape
- Hockey tape
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