Peter Puck making a comeback?

[LadyStanley]

http://www.globesports.com/servlet/...sHockey/?page=rss&id=RTGAM.20070509.wsptpuck9

Peter Puck has been in limbo for a few years, but has a new job next season as "official spokespuck". And his entertainment impact maybe increasing, perhaps with new merchandise licensing and other adventures.

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[Timmy]

http://www.globesports.com/servlet/...sHockey/?page=rss&id=RTGAM.20070509.wsptpuck9

Peter Puck has been in limbo for a few years, but has a new job next season as "official spokespuck". And his entertainment impact maybe increasing, perhaps with new merchandise licensing and other adventures.

Apparently they'll be running ads where a woman finds him in her shower, and she completely freaks out and beats him with a loofah.

 

[Hedberg]

"I've never had a sense that people are clamouring for the return of Peter Puck. I think the fact that no one has picked it up over the past 20 years … might be slightly telling," said Bob Stellick, a Toronto-based sports-marketing consultant.

I agree with him

 

[techtroll]

Let me be the 1st to say ... WHAT THE PUCK?

 

[South Florida Canuck]

River City Sports recently came out with Peter Puck t-shirts. I'm going to order one when I get around to it

 

[Hunter Gathers]

**** Peter Puck.

 

[BlackHavlat]

Apparently they'll be running ads where a woman finds him in her shower, and she completely freaks out and beats him with a loofah.

Haha, they should have beat sidney crosby with a loofah when they found him in the shower on the "nhl is back" commercials. That would have been funny.

But seriously, I hope this guy understands that kids now adays... not too excited about animated happy little pucks. Maybe if he slashes a guy in half with his new warrior dolomite stick. That would be attractive to younger viewers. But I dont see it catching on.

 

[South Florida Canuck]

Haha, they should have beat sidney crosby with a loofah when they found him in the shower on the "nhl is back" commercials. That would have been funny.

But seriously, I hope this guy understands that kids now adays... not too excited about animated happy little pucks. Maybe if he slashes a guy in half with his new warrior dolomite stick. That would be attractive to younger viewers. But I dont see it catching on.

yeah but everything retro is cool again, right?

 

[PecaFan]

Peter Puck was great. Even as an adult I enjoyed him.

Too cool for this room, obviously.

 

[cupcrazyman]

lets just hope he's still legal property of canada and doesn't get sold off like many other great canadian icons.Tim Hortons Donuts, Mounties, and Wayne Gretzky.

 

[OG6ix]

lets just hope he's still legal property of canada and doesn't get sold off like many other great canadian icons.Tim Hortons Donuts, Mounties, and Wayne Gretzky.

Peter Puck was brought in by NBC back in the day to educate Americans on Hockey. What are you smoking?

 

[South Florida Canuck]

Peter Puck was brought in by NBC back in the day to educate Americans on Hockey. What are you smoking?

exactly. Not only that, but he was created by Hanna Barbera. How much more American can you get

 

[Jumptheshark]

I miss Peter Puck

 

[MuzikMachine]

When I first saw the thread tite, I thought that Peter Pocklington was making a return to the NHL.

 

[Lou's Koolaid]

Puck yeah!!!

 

[AnthroPagan]

Peter Puck was brought in by NBC back in the day to educate Americans on Hockey. What are you smoking?

Invented by a Canadian (Brian McFarlane), Produced by Hanna Barbera....for NBC and Hockey Night in Canada

 

[techtroll]

The whole question of who "invented" a comic book or animated character is a grey area, especially since many of them emerge from meetings, focus groups and brainstorming sessions. Who "invented" Supergirl? Otto Binder who wrote the stories? The cartoonist who drew the pictures? Or the corporate execs who registered "super-girl" as a DC trademark 2 years before they got around to producing a comic book by that name? There's a court case going on right now over Ghostrider that may clarify the matter. In any event, McFarlane owns the rights now, because he bought them from Hanna Barbera, who have always claimed that they invented the character and McFarlane was only a "consultant" to get the hockey right.

 

[octopi]

I just saw an ad in the hockey news for Peter Puck t-shirts. As soon as I go back to the library, I'm jotting down the ordering number.