Castleton WI Scrapbook, 1993, Volume 2, p. 5

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Peter Puck first appeared on Hockey Night in Canada 20 years ago to an entire generation of young hockey fans. McFarlane wants to revive that character. The author of over 40 books on the sport got the idea about a year ago to open the museum that features photographs of hockey's greatest, and not so greatest, moments. There's a section on women in hockey, a tradition that goes back to 1893. A picture of Abbie Hoffman recalls the days when she made like a boy to play. She eventually made it on an all-star team. McFarlane also plans to introduce another character Penny Puck to complement Peter Puck. One of the hundreds of legendary photos shows Gordie Howe holding a hockey stick with the blade around a young Wayne Gretzky's neck. It might have been the Midas touch. There's also Gretzky's record during his novice year. The bottom line - 317 goals in one season. McFarlane, who also is a consultant to the Hockey Hall of Fame, plans on 9103‘s parts of the show on the road. Exhibits will changed to feature other aspects of hockey history. Page 10 Brighton Independent, Tuesday. May 4, --a-'---'----..--"-""_'v by BORIS NIKOLOVSKY Brighton Independent Hockey fans in Northumberland got a chance to see the Stanley Cap, celebrating its mom birthday this year, before the Leafs, Habs, or Red Wings even had a chance to sip the champagne flowing out of the silver bowl. _ Veteran hockey commentator Brian McFarlane christened his new hockey museum with a showing of the NHL's top prize last week at the Big Apple. The museum will be arvoted to the Sport and long time hockey cannon icon Peter Hockey museum opened at school. He has broadcast on CBS, NBC, and sports networks. Twice a week, McFarlane lighlens up the old blades and hits the ice. The family keeps a residence nonh of Grafton. "Pd like people to remember the joy of hockey." + Brian McFarlane . 1993 "I get it all by osmosis," she says. A veteran of Hockey Night in Canada for 27 years, McFarlane also played on the NHL old timers league for 17 years. Never himself in the NHL, he played in the All-American League during his days group of well-dressed hockey players carrying crooked sticks made from branches. "I'd like people to remember the joy of hockey," he says. Indeed, for the 61-year-old McFarlane hockey carries a lifetime of memories His wife Joan hasn't escaped those memories either. McFarlane takes an aged photo of a s3/fo A 9W o~y1>9gmv Him/V JA Then Sharon, brave In Her own nil}? climbs into water not much warmer than freezing, and yells, "help dog, help dog." Bubbfés swiins tn her, making sure to go around, so she can grab onto the rope, or Bubbles tail. Although it's a complicated process of hard training, "You can't expect the dog to make a decision," says Larry stressing the handler should make the calls. Bubbles is trained to swim around the victim, which allows the victim to make better Conwcl. it's also safer for the dog who could be drowned by a panic stricken victim. _ The trials also serve to teach the dog to swim with Its maum open Ill mum and playful training. By nature, dogs aren't mo happy about swimming with their muzzles open in the And remember, making sure the dog enjoys itself is me most important aspect of the canine-human relationship. Think of it like hosting a doggie-dinner party and it's your job to keep them wagging. They each climb out of the water, Bubbles perhaps the least affected. But despite her talents. "Dogs are a pet first and a working animal second," says Larry. Now, if you can train your dog, that's a feather in your cap." with its mouth open in water rand

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