Hockey sticks used to come one size fits all. If players wanted a better fit, it required lots of do it yourself, cutting, sanding, heating and bending the stick into a shape and size that fit them.

A 170-year-old hockey stick, which is believed to be the oldest known hockey stick in existence, has been appraised at a value of $3.5 million. The stick's auction page describes it as "one of the ...