A small history lesson!
It’s no secret that the game of hockey has changed over the decades it has been played professionally, adapting to rule changes, new players with unique skills that merit special attention, and of course, technological advances that push the game forward. For example, it’s now hard to think of how the game would function without video replay with how fast hockey is played.
One less obvious, but crucially important, area in which the game has evolved would be in the technology found in player equipment, most notable with sticks.