Tape Job Tutorial  |  may 2026

How to Tape Your Hockey Stick Like Patrick Kane

3x Stanley Cup Champion — 1.5" White Tape, Toe to Heel with Puck Markings

Three-time Stanley Cup Champion Patrick Kane is one of the best stickhandlers in NHL history. Here's how to put his tape job on your blade.

Materials Needed

• Hockey stick: Pro custom stick from HockeyStickMan.com with a Kane-style blade pattern
• Tape: 1.5-inch white hockey cloth tape (Renfrow brand recommended)
• Scissors (for trimming toe)
• Hockey puck (to mark up the tape)

Key Components of Patrick Kane's Tape Job

1. Start at the toe and tape toward the heel (toe-to-heel — opposite of the standard).
2. White 1.5-inch tape covering nearly the entire blade, minimal overlap.
3. Uses a puck to mark up the tape after applying.

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Step-by-Step Instructions

1. Starting on the backhand side of the toe, begin with a slight overlap and wrap straight down the toe, nearly flush with the edge. Up the backhand, completely cover the starting point.
2. Back to the front — bring the tape down at an angle toward the heel. Keep overlap minimal. Continue to the heel.
3. On the last pass at the backhand, pull tape back to align with the top of the last pass. Rip or cut at the top.
4. Trim any tape hanging off the toe with scissors.
5. Mark up the tape with a puck: near the heel, brush top-to-bottom (not heel-to-toe) so the tape doesn't roll. For the rest of the blade, brush heel-to-toe. Cover both forehand, backhand, and the top of the blade.

Kane tape job done. Go work on your stickhandling.

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