I created Kontrol Hockey as a passion project for my own use. I’ve always been a hockey nerd, constantly experimenting with knob styles and stick curves, trying to understand how each change affects performance. The size of your knob, whether you hang your pinky off; It all influences wrist mobility, grip, and how your stick lies on the ice. There’s always a tradeoff.

But I started asking a different question: what if you could adjust wrist angle during a shot, add grip without sacrificing mobility, or enhance control without altering your lie? That’s the concept behind Kontrol Hockey. I went through hundreds of designs before holding my first prototype which was 3D printed in my garage, with rods epoxied into the center. It took many iterations before I truly understood how to design a handle that improved performance without becoming a distraction.

The first time I used it on the ice, the level of control felt unreal. Like cheating. But not every player will prefer the same handle. That realization led to the idea of custom handles — giving every player the ability to fine-tune their stick to match their own style, just like I did.