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Bobby Hull

According to Bobby Hull, Stan Makita invented it by accident when he got one of his sticks caught in the players' bench door during a practice. (See the NHLN program "A Day that Changed the Game")

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don smokey mcleod was the first goalie to use a curved goalie stick he mostly played in the wha with the housten areos but he got 43 assists in 5 seasons including a career high 13 assists with the cowboys

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The vast majority of todays goaltenders do use curved sticks.

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To the right if you were to point it forward in front of you.

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