The result was the withdrawal of the proposed ban and the imposition of "limits of deviation", which permitted one bend to either side of the handle to a maximum of 20 mm on each side. In 2000 a diagram explaining the permitted deviation was included in the Rules of Hockey. Previously the only restraint on the configuration of a hockey stick was that it had to pass through a ring of 2" diameter (later adjusted to 51 mm—2 in rounded up to the nearest millimeter).
The ban was dropped, and "limits of deviation" were put in place. This allowed for a bend on either side of the handle to be no more than 20 mm. A diagram explaining this was added to the Hockey Rules in 2000. Previously, the only restriction was that the stick had to fit through a ring with a diameter of 2 inches (later changed to 51 mm).