World's largest hockey stick is going small

A Shawnigan Lake man plans to cut the giant stick currently hanging outside the Cowichan Community Centre into what could be millions of tiny sticks as collectibles for fans and fundraising efforts for sports teams and charities.

The initial plan is to make key and backpack fobs with a small stick and puck encapsulated inside a protective cover, as well as desk displays replicating the stick and puck, he said. The Expo 86 relic has been hanging on the community centre in Duncan for 35 years. After several repairs over the years, the Cowichan Valley Regional District determined the big stick was showing its age with decay and there was a concern for public safety.

Robertson won’t pay anything for the stick itself, but he is picking up the full cost of removing and transporting the structure to a manufacturing facility at Maxwell’s Auto Parts, 3330 Trans Canada Highway. There, the usable material of the stick and puck will be up-cycled into unique, authenticated collectibles.

Robertson said some of the wood will be kept by the district for its own display in the Duncan community centre. Robertson is hoping to support minor sports organizations who may want to use the miniature versions as fundraisers. He said it would carry on the tradition of Maxwell Auto Parts supporting local teams. The Maxwell family owned the company for six decades before Robertson and his family — wife Colleen, daughter Jennifer and son Andrew — acquired the business nearly six years ago.

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