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Peter Puck is Back!
Peter Puck is Back!
After a 28-year vacation, the immortal Peter Puck is returning to television as part of Maple Leaf broadcasts. Mr. Puck was first introduced during the 1970's on NBC to help American viewer's understand the game better. Later, he also could be found on CBC's coverage of Hockey Night in Canada.
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Peter Puck is coming back to TV! Sort of!
Sports stories from Newsday — Peter Puck is coming back to TV! But only in Canada. Sigh. Did I ever mention that my first job out of college almost was as assistant editor of The Hockey News in Toronto? I was offered the job tentatively, then the paper's lawyers deemed me not worth the time and expense it would have cost to prove they could not hire a comparable Canadian for the job. I boycotted Molson for a decade after that. Then I got over it.

THE AFTER PARTY
Epic Carnival — ... (Valentine's Views on Sports) Sportsperson of the Year - Allison Stokke. (PartMule) New sports blog alert! (Thirtyfive Seconds) 2007 Hooters Swimsuit Pageant. (The Bastardly) Three things we don't need in 2008. (Loser with Socks) Belichick ends team practice to practice douchebaggery. (The Sports Comedian) Man gets breast implants... in his leg. (The Putdown) Peter Puck is Back! (Going Five Hole) ...

Wednesday links
100% Injury Rate — ... SF yesterday. On to the links. It's going to cost you more than double for an ad spot during the Giants/Pats game, which about 70% of America won't be able to see. [SPORTSbyBROOKS] What is going on with the Blazers? They be on fire, son. [The Pig Pen] The Wizards assistant coaches lace 'em up. [Scott Van Pelt Style] The Pro Bowl is lame. [Rumors and Rants] God lord, Peter Puck is back after a 28-year absence. [Going Five Hole] Will the Dodgers' new Japanese import be as bad as Kei Igawa was for the ...

Mitchell Report Shirt Peter Puck Michael Vick Snow Globe
SPORTSbyBROOKS — ... . • GOING FIVE HOLE skates over the ice-shattering news that Peter Puck is making a comeback . Not sure what we're talking about? Here's a video sample: • The BBC revs up news that British Formula One racer Lewis Hamilton was caught ...

The News
Mondesi's House — ... --Peter Puck is coming back! --Woody Paige takes his Hall of Fame ballot very seriously. --Time to recap another week of NHL action. It's fannnnntastic! --Who wants the Michael Vick Pit Bull football? --Google ads, not really helping baseball with its performance enhancers problem. --A Cleveland contractor finds $182,000 hidden in a wall. The generous homeowner refuses to give him any of it. A LIST OF TODAY'S TOP LISTS THE ...

Where Peter Puck Does Not Happens.
PhDribble — ... Oh, hockey.  You try so hard. Click for sadness.

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