Ya, I'm still playing senior hockey so it's not likely to last long in there. Faceoffs are tough on light sticks, hopefully she holds, I like it otherwise though. I've used Bauer sticks before but found they got rubbery after a week or so. As for skate i agree with you, I've used Bauers for most of my life, I've used Grafs before and those were tanks but they weren't light like Bauer.