Trump misses the net with tariff on Canadian ice hockey sticks

July 21 (Reuters) - U.S. ‌President Donald ​Trump's ​latest slap shot aimed at Canada has sailed wide, with a 50% tariff on ‌Canadian ice hockey sticks set to have ⁠little overall impact on the hockey-mad country.

On Monday, Trump unveiled ‌50% tariffs on a ‌wide range of imports from Canada, including ice hockey gear, expected to take effect in 30 ​days.

But with only one major ice hockey stick factory left in Canada – and the wooden ⁠sticks it makes on the decline – the largely symbolic swipe at ​the country's unofficial national game has missed the net.

Traditional wooden sticks, like the ones ​churned out at Roustan Hockey's ‌Ontario factory, are no longer used by today's professionals and many children, who ⁠favour ultra-lightweight composite sticks made overseas that help deliver more powerful shots and offer better puck control.

"There is ⁠a decline in wooden hockey sticks," said Fiorenzo Arcadi of ​Toronto Hockey Repair, a retail and repair business that also manufactures custom ice hockey equipment. "We do sell a fair ‌amount, but mostly to beer league goalies."

Roustan Hockey makes about 400,000 wooden hockey ‌sticks a year, with about 100,000 exported to ⁠the U.S. The company ‌did not immediately ​respond to a request for comment.

(Reporting by Nicole Fernandes in Toronto; Editing by Nia ‌Williams)

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