Wooden to Composite

[neutral zone trap13]

When did most players start to switch, who were the firsts, and when was it?

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[lextune]

First came aluminum shafts. Which were first approved for NHL use in 1981, but as far as I can remember no one of consequence really used them until Gretzky made the switch in 1990.

1995 saw the first composite blades. From there came the composite shafts; then eventually the composite one piece.