October 15th, 2003

The Pokecheck Professor

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For hockey fans of a certain age, our earliest memories of the game have to include Peter Puck -- an animated talking piece of vulcanized rubber that NBC introduced in between periods of its NHL Game of the Week broadcasts in 1973.

Courtesy of Chuck Miller, here's a piece that outlines all the details as to how Peter came to be, and how some are committed to keeping him alive years after he made his last appearance on American television.

3 Responses to “The Pokecheck Professor”

  1. G says:

    Is the Peter Puck Museum still near Niagra Falls?

  2. Del says:

    Peter Puck was my favorite memories of Saturday nights, watching my Canucks ..well… get beat a lot.Brian McFarlaine is probably has the most enjoyable childhhood reading concerning hockey.

  3. Dianna Hartnell says:

    WHEN IS PETER PUCK COMING BACK ON THE NHL???

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