Tape Job Tutorial  |  MAY 2026

How to Tape Your Hockey Stick Like Nikita Kucherov

2x Stanley Cup Champion — 1" White Tape, Toe to Heel (Past the Heel) with Wax

Kucherov tapes the entire blade — and then some, going slightly past the heel. Two-time Stanley Cup champion and one of the best pure scorers alive.

Materials Needed

• Hockey stick: Pro-Blackout Extra Lite from HockeyStickMan.com with P28 curve (Kucherov uses a P28 Custom)
• Tape: 1-inch white hockey cloth tape (Howie's hockey tape)
• Scissors (for trimming toe)
• Hockey wax

Key Components of Nikita Kucherov's Tape Job

1. Starts at the toe and tapes toward (and slightly past) the heel.
2. White 1-inch tape, full blade covered with about one-quarter overlap.
3. Adds wax to finish.

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Step-by-Step Instructions

1. Starting at the forehand side of the toe, place the tape at the top of the blade and wrap straight down the forehand, leaving a small overhang at the edge of the toe. Come up the backhand completely covering the start.
2. Back to the front — bring the tape down at an angle toward the heel. With the P28 curve, press down excess tape near the toe for later trimming.
3. Keep overlap to about one-quarter of the 1-inch tape width as you work toward the heel. Kucherov tapes the entire blade and goes slightly past the actual heel.
4. On the last backhand pass, pull tape back to align with the top of the previous pass. Rip or cut at the top.
5. Trim any tape at the toe with scissors.
6. Apply a light coat of wax.

Kucherov tape job done. Go score some goals.