Hockey stick and hockey stick shaft with first and second bends

A hockey stick, comprising:

• a shaft that includes an upper portion, a lower portion, and a transition portion disposed between the upper portion and the lower portion, the upper portion being non-linear with the lower portion and substantially parallel with the lower portion, and wherein a midpoint of the shaft along a length dimension of the shaft is included in at least one of the lower portion and the transition portion;
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• a blade that extends from the lower portion of the shaft and that has a curvature to define a forehand direction and a backhand direction;
• wherein the upper portion of the shaft comprises an upper forehand sidewall facing the forehand direction and an upper backhand sidewall facing the backhand direction, and the lower portion of the shaft comprises a lower forehand sidewall facing the forehand direction and a lower backhand sidewall facing the backhand direction, the lower portion of the shaft being laterally offset in the backhand direction from the upper portion of the shaft due to the transition portion of the shaft such that the upper backhand sidewall of the upper portion is positioned further in the forehand direction than both the blade and the lower forehand sidewall of the lower portion.

A one-piece hockey stick, comprising:

• a shaft that includes an upper end, a lower portion, and a transition portion disposed between the upper end and the lower portion, wherein a line that is tangent to the upper end is non-linear with the lower portion and is substantially parallel with the lower portion, and wherein a midpoint of the shaft along a length dimension of the shaft is included in at least one of the lower portion and the transition portion such that an upper hand gripping region is located in the upper end and a lower hand gripping region is located in at least one of the lower portion and the transition portion;
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• a blade integrally formed with the shaft and extending from the lower portion of the shaft with a blade curvature that defines a forehand direction and a backhand direction;
• wherein the upper end of the shaft comprises an upper forehand sidewall facing the forehand direction and an upper backhand sidewall facing the backhand direction, and the lower portion of the shaft comprises a lower forehand sidewall facing the forehand direction and a lower backhand sidewall facing the backhand direction, the lower portion of the shaft being laterally offset in the backhand direction from the upper end of the shaft due to the transition portion of the shaft such that the upper backhand sidewall of the upper end is positioned further in the forehand direction than both the blade and the lower forehand sidewall of the lower portion.