Hockey stick blade sleeve

A hockey stick blade sleeve for use on a blade end of a hockey stick for interaction between a conventional hockey stick and a conventional hockey puck on an ice surface, comprsing:

• a sleeve having at least two layers, for use as a protective cover on a blade end of a hockey stick, said sleeve having a proximal surface and a distal surface continuously interconnected to form a tube having a first end and a second end;
• means whereby said sleeve may be manually positioned onto a hockey stick;
• means for improving contact between the puck and the hockey stick blade;
• said sleeve further comprising a fiber weave first layer;
• said sleeve further comprising an elastomeric second layer bonded to said fiber weave first layer;
• said elastomeric second layer of materials having a durometer strength within a range of 30 and 100 durometers;
• said elastomeric second layer providing means for decreased friction between the hockey stick blade and the ice, said means including a smooth interface between the hockey stick blade and the ice;
• said means for improving contact between the puck and the hockey stick blade further comprise a series of topographical features on said proximal and distal surfaces;
• said topographical features further comprising horizontal grooves formed on said proximal surface, said grooves for receiving and directing away melted ice for providing a dry surface for interaction of a puck and said sleeve covered hockey stick;
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• said topographical features further comprising a series of nubs formed between at least some of said horizontal grooves, said nubs further providing means for temporarily adhering to an edge surface of a hockey puck, the cross-hatched perimeter edge of a conventional hockey puck providing attachment surfaces for said nubs, increasing friction between the puck and sleeve-covered hockey stick for increasing control of the puck.