NHL gear leaderboards
The brands and models used by the most NHL players since 1917, counted from sourced records. Also by era and for today's league.
Sticks
1,540 players on record
Brands: CCM (676) · Bauer (553) · Warrior (349)
Models: CCM JetSpeed FT7 Pro (201) · Bauer Vapor HyperLite 2 (194) · Bauer Vapor FlyLite (192)
Skates
915 players on record
Brands: Bauer (574) · CCM (282) · TRUE (152)
Models: Bauer Vapor HyperLite 2 (276) · Bauer Vapor FlyLite (229) · Bauer Vapor HyperLite (217)
Gloves
1,002 players on record
Brands: CCM (499) · Bauer (425) · Warrior (212)
Models: Bauer Vapor HyperLite (222) · CCM JetSpeed FT1 (207) · Bauer Supreme Mach (112)
Helmets
951 players on record
Brands: CCM (514) · Bauer (468) · Warrior (85)
Models: Bauer Re-Akt 150 (271) · CCM Super Tacks X (235) · CCM Tacks 710 (92)
Goalie gear
178 players on record
Brands: Bauer (77) · Vaughn (64) · TRUE (43)
Models: Vaughn Pro's Choice (35) · Bauer 960 (34) · TRUE Catalyst PX3 (25)
Most gear on record
Players with the most sourced gear records.
| # | Player | Records | NHL years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wayne Gretzky | 207 | 1979–1999 |
| 2 | Brett Hull | 103 | 1985–2006 |
| 3 | Mario Lemieux | 100 | 1984–2006 |
| 4 | Auston Matthews | 92 | 2016–now |
| 5 | Bobby Hull | 91 | 1957–1980 |
| 6 | Ed Belfour | 91 | 1988–2007 |
| 7 | Connor McDavid | 83 | 2015–now |
| 8 | Mark Messier | 82 | 1979–2004 |
| 9 | Patrick Roy | 80 | 1984–2003 |
| 10 | Sidney Crosby | 72 | 2005–now |
| 11 | Martin Brodeur | 70 | 1991–2015 |
| 12 | Evgeni Malkin | 69 | 2006–now |
| 13 | Eric Lindros | 66 | 1992–2007 |
| 14 | Gordie Howe | 65 | 1946–1980 |
| 15 | Tage Thompson | 63 | 2017–now |
| 16 | Bobby Orr | 62 | 1966–1979 |
| 17 | Steve Yzerman | 61 | 1983–2006 |
| 18 | Guy Lafleur | 61 | 1971–1991 |
| 19 | John Tavares | 59 | 2009–now |
| 20 | Ray Bourque | 58 | 1979–2001 |
| 21 | Alex Ovechkin | 57 | 2005–now |
| 22 | Paul Coffey | 57 | 1980–2001 |
| 23 | Dylan Larkin | 54 | 2015–now |
| 24 | Teuvo Teravainen | 54 | 2013–now |
| 25 | Nathan MacKinnon | 53 | 2013–now |
Stick brands by birth country, today
Current NHL skaters with a stick brand on record, countries with 15 or more.
| Country | Skaters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 292 | Bauer 39% | CCM 34% | Warrior 20% |
| USA | 193 | CCM 41% | Bauer 41% | Warrior 14% |
| Sweden | 66 | CCM 47% | Bauer 33% | Warrior 18% |
| Russia | 46 | Bauer 43% | CCM 39% | Warrior 9% |
| Finland | 29 | Bauer 41% | CCM 34% | Warrior 17% |