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1. A gripping aid for a hockey goalie stick, comprising:
a sleeve that fits over at least a portion of a handgrip area of the hockey goalie stick, the goalie stick having:
a blade;a shaft having a width and a thickness;a paddle that extends between the blade and the shaft, the paddle having a first major surface and a second major surface opposite the first major surface with a maximum thickness equal to approximately the thickness of the shaft, where the paddle includes a handgrip area having shoulders in which a width of the first major surface and the second major surface transitions to the width of the shaft, where the handgrip area includes a first shoulder and a second shoulder each having a linear edge along which the width of the first major surface transitions to the width of the shaft; where the sleeve includes an inner surface defining a first opening and a second opening, where at least a portion of the paddle of the hockey goalie stick passes through the first opening of the sleeve so that the inner surface of the sleeve contacts at least a portion of the paddle; and an elongate body on an outer surface of the sleeve, the elongate body having an elongate axis that is approximately parallel with the linear edge of the first shoulder of the handgrip area of the paddle when the gripping aid is positioned with the inner surface of the sleeve contacting at least a portion of the paddle. |
