Top Warrior Hockey Sticks
You won’t find any Warrior hockey sticks in antique shops—as the company didn’t enter the market until it acquired Innovative Hockey in 2005—but what Warrior lacks in heritage it makes up for in technological savvy. Innovative Hockey was the first company in North America to make composite sticks, and Warrior has built on that expertise by continuing to refine materials and improve its hockey stick designs. For 2017, Warrior has introduced three new sticks that offer power, quick release, and durability to fit your style of play and level of expertise.
Warrior Alpha QX Grip Composite Hockey Stick ($269.99)
Warrior’s elite-level stick is named “Alpha” for a reason: the stick helps you to dominate on the ice, whether you’re picking out a top corner from the slot, dangling a defenseman, or letting go with a blast from the blue line. The Alpha QX represents a breakthrough in design, with the advent of Quick Strike Technology, a combination of several features. The low kick point extends from your bottom hand all the way through the “hosel,” where the shaft meets the blade. The patented Sabre Taper allows the bottom of the stick to flex while maintaining blade stability. And Warrior’s most responsive blade ever, with a Hardcore X foam core, provides the touch and accuracy that a true sniper requires.
This is the strongest and lightest one-piece hockey stick in the Warrior arsenal, and the new True 1 process results in a stick that’s lighter in the bottom half, for better feel and control. The shaft itself is constructed from Minimus Carbon 1000—an aerospace carbon composite that’s 40 percent stronger than conventional carbon—increasing durability and longevity. Minimus Carbon is a flat weave that makes use of the negative spaces between fibers, which reduces weight even while it increases stiffness and strength. The Ergo shaft shape enhances touch and feel, making you more confident when you deke, drag, and shoot. The shaft shape also helps the stick fit more comfortably in your hands, and the Protex grip texture keeps the stick from twisting in your gloves.
The Warrior Alpha QX Grip Composite Hockey Stick offers enough performance features—in the form of speed, accuracy, and power—to help you up every part of your game.
Specifications:
- Construction: One-piece
- Shaft design: Ergonomic contour
- Flex point: Low kick
Warrior Alpha QX Grip Composite Hockey Stick
Warrior Covert QRL Grip Composite Hockey Stick ($269.99)
The product developers at Warrior interviewed players at all levels—from kids to pros—to find out what they really wanted to see in a new stick, and the one word they kept hearing was “quick.” If they had a stick with a quicker release, players argued, they would score more goals. The Warrior Covert QRL Composite Stick boasts new materials and a specially designed taper to produce enhanced shooting performance, featuring a lightning quick release in a lightweight, well-balanced stick.
Built using the same, high-tech Minimus Carbon 1000 and True 1 construction as the Alpha QX, the Covert QRL features the Dagger Taper III design. A unique, strong hosel profile that’s thinner on the top side and fatter on the bottom creates an ultra-low kick point, for a ridiculously quick release, with serious velocity and improved accuracy. The thinner bottom shaft allows the stick to load very quickly, while the wider bottom section prevents twisting of the blade during impact, increasing accuracy. The traditional shaft geometry—with straight sidewalls and rounded corners—works well with Warrior’s Pro CorTex grip to provide stability and maximum control when you’re on the puck or sniping from the edge.
The Warrior Covert QRL Grip Composite Hockey Stick is built to score goals, and it’s built to last.
Specifications:
- Construction: One-piece
- Shaft design: Rounded corners/straight sidewalls
- Flex point: Super-low kick
Warrior Covert QRL Grip Composite Hockey Stick
Warrior Alpha QX4 Grip Composite Hockey Stick ($99.99)
If you want a true one-piece composite stick that provides performance at a good price, look no further than the Warrior Alpha QX4 Grip stick. With many of the same features as the high-end models, it is built from a blend of Minimus 400 carbon and fiberglass, which is lightweight but very impact-resistant and durable. The True 1 Phantom Feel one-piece construction, combined with the Ergo Grip, creates a light, balanced stick that’s comfortable in the hand, extremely responsive, and offers plenty of power when you call for it.
It’s the blend of power and quickness that makes the QX4 such a versatile stick. The Sabre Taper, which keeps the hosel from twisting or torquing during the shooting process, improves shooting accuracy, sending the puck exactly where you want it to go. So if you’re looking for a light, powerful, and super-quick stick at a great price, the QX4 is made for you.
The Warrior Alpha QX Grip Composite Hockey Stick offers enough performance features—in the form of speed, accuracy, and power—to help you up every part of your game.
Specifications:
- Construction: One-piece
- Shaft design: Rounded corners/concave sidewalls
- Flex point: Low kick
Warrior Alpha QX4 Grip Composite Hockey Stick