1970s Peter Puck Puck Cartoon Brian McFarlane Hanna Barbera NHL Hockey Character1970s Peter Puck Puck Peter Puck is a hockey puck shaped cartoon character. Peter appeared on both NBC's Hockey Game of the Week and CBC's Hockey Night in Canada during the 1970s, explained ice hockey rules, equipment and the sport's history to the home viewing audience Peter Puck was the brainchild of NBC executive and New York Rangers season ticket holder Donald Carswell, it was developed for the television network in partnership with Hanna Barbera.