thinglets: The Perfectly Preposterous Peter Puck
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When Canadian broadcasters had to try to explain hockey to American audiences in the mid-70s, Brain McFarlane, former CBC sportscaster, conceptualized Peter Puck to introduce the basics of the game.
Iconic - yes.
Cool for kids - yes.
Insulting to Canadians who already knew the game - probably.
As insulting as the glowing FOX puck in the 90s - not even close.
Go retro and dig Peter Puck - a great part of my childhood.
1 comment
Nov 01, 2009
David Mann said...
Being on the border with Canada (and therefore steeped in Hockey Night in Canada) and rabid fans of the then-new Buffalo Sabres, we loved Peter Puck (who looks great, by the way...hasn't aged a bit!).
