Could be a tough one or possibly a very easy one.

Who was the first player ever to play with a "curved" stick?

i am guessing stan mikita

My guess is Andy Bathgate!

I am guessing Stan and Hull back in the Hawks days together

Sorry guys. I'll give you a small clue. It's pre-1950.

Bert Olmstead

I think I found the answer online. Without giving it away, the person credited (at least on the website I fpund) with inventing the curved hockey stick was NOT in the NHL. I had never heard of him before, personally. Mikita and Hull, I think, developed the first curved hockey sticks used in the NHL.

and noticed the effect the curved (partially broken) blade had on the puck when he shot it...at least that is what I read years ago....

David, I'm talking about the first "player" to use a curved stick.

Boom Boom Geoffrion

Keep em coming. Pre-1930

My search of the internet yielded Klately Young, a novice player who used a curved stick in 1947. Damir, are you talking about a skater or a goalie? NHLer or not?

It was a professional hockey player. Turned pro in 1915 and played in the National Hockey Association and then went to the NHL in 1917.
He is a Hall Of Famer.

Cy Denneny????

You got it Jim. Not alot about him on the internet so I'm not surprised this one was tough.