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Grays

The world's oldest hockey brand, by its own account: making sticks in Cambridge since the 1870s, and still owned and run by the fifth generation of the Grays family. Eight Grays sticks in six lines, all reviewed.

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Founded: 1855
Home: England
Ownership: Family-owned
Sticks reviewed: 8 of 8
Top score · Probow GR: 9.1

Brand facts: Grays' own account · www.grays-hockey.com · Checked 3 Oct 2026

The story, in four dates

1870sGrays starts making hockey sticks from ash in Cambridge; the wider company dates back to 1855.
1968The Karachi King arrives and sets the standard for three decades; the orange flash first appears on it in the 1970s.
1998The first brand to launch a range of composite sticks, the GX, later refined into the graphene GR series.
2025Stick families rebuilt around bow shapes, each sold in several carbon grades that keep the same bow.

The lines

Grays · LineACGrays' foam-cored range: an aerospace-grade core for feel, power and balance, and a solvent-free core in the Zero.
Grades
Zero
Carbon
—
Bows
1
Grays · LineDBOne bow in Grays's DB line.
Grades
10 · 8 · 6 · 5 · 4
Carbon
—
Bows
1
Grays · LineDB+One bow in Grays's DB+ line.
Grades
10+ · 9+ · 7+
Carbon
—
Bows
1
Grays · LineGKOne bow in Grays's GK line.
Grades
2000
Carbon
—
Bows
1
Grays · LineGRGrays' composite range, the refined successor to the GX, with graphene in the build for power and responsiveness.
Grades
10000 · 9000 · 6000 · 5000 · 4000
Carbon
90%
Bows
3
The whole GR line →
Grays · LineJBOne bow in Grays's JB line.
Grades
10 · JB ZW7 · 7
Carbon
—
Bows
1