Two bladed- hockey stick

Abstract

A hockey stick is provided with two blades, each of which presents a cradling profile to the puck, for both forehand and backhand shots. In one embodiment, the two blades are joined to one another with a joining member, which in some embodiments can be a concave curved structural component providing an internal curved cavity conforming to the diameter of the puck so that a player can push the puck down the ice in a shuffleboard-like manner by cradling the puck within the cavity.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A hockey stick, comprising:
 a shaft; and   a shooting member having a left-handed blade and a right-handed blade disposed proximal to an end of the shaft.   
     
     
         2 . The hockey stick of  claim 1 , further comprising a joining member disposed between and connecting the left-handed blade and the right-handed blade. 
     
     
         3 . The hockey stick of  claim 1 , further comprising a joining member proximal a toe of the left-handed blade and a toe of the right-handed blade and connecting the left-handed blade to the right handed blade. 
     
     
         4 . The hockey stick of  claim 1 , wherein the joining member is compressible. 
     
     
         5 . The hockey stick of  claim 4 , wherein the joining member includes a spring. 
     
     
         6 . The hockey stick of  claim 5 , wherein the joining member is connectable to the left-handed blade and right-handed blade at various positions. 
     
     
         7 . The hockey stick of  claim 5 , wherein the joining member is slidingly connected to the left-handed blade and right-handed blade at various positions. 
     
     
         8 . The hockey stick of  claim 2 , wherein the joining member is concave. 
     
     
         9 . The hockey stick of  claim 1 , further including a secondary spring system disposed towards one end of the shaft to provide additional flex to the shaft. 
     
     
         10 . A two-bladed hockey stick comprising:
 a shaft;   a first blade at one end of the shaft; and   a second blade at the one end of the shaft.   
     
     
         11 . The two-bladed hockey stick of  claim 10 , further comprising a joining member connecting the first blade to the second blade. 
     
     
         12 . The two-bladed hockey stick of  claim 11 , wherein the joining member is disposed between the first blade and the second blade. 
     
     
         13 . The two-bladed hockey stick of  claim 12 , wherein the first blade is a left-handed blade and the second blade is a right-handed blade. 
     
     
         14 . The two-bladed hockey stick of  claim 11 , wherein the joining member is compressible. 
     
     
         15 . The two-bladed hockey stick of  claim 11 , wherein the joining member includes a spring. 
     
     
         16 . The two-bladed hockey stick of  claim 11 , wherein the joining member is connectable to the first blade and second blade at various positions. 
     
     
         17 . The two-bladed hockey stick of  claim 11 , wherein the joining member is slidingly connected to the first blade and second blade at various positions. 
     
     
         18 . The two-bladed hockey stick of  claim 11 , wherein the joining member is concave. 
     
     
         19 . The two-bladed hockey stick of  claim 11 , further including a secondary spring system disposed towards the one end of the shaft to provide additional flex to the shaft.