The Southern Ontario/WNY Radio-TV Forum / Are You Ready For NHL Cartoons? They'll Be Here In April

**Posted by RadioActive** March 5, 2025 2:26 pm

It's a new way to try and get kids hooked on hockey. The NHL is producing a series of NHL animated cartoons, all geared to various teams. One of them will be featured on Sportsnet here on April 13th.

Sorry Leaf fans, but this one is aimed at Flames' fanatics, although you're more than welcome to watch it. It's called "Harvey's Mountain Classic," and will air during the nationally televised Calgary-San Jose game. Here's how the League describes the cartoon:

"Calgary Flames mascot Harvey the Hound has made it his mission to ensure his team experiences hockey at its purest by playing an outdoor game this season. Harvey will lead the team up to the Rocky Mountains of Alberta to a beautiful rink on a frozen lake where the conditions will be perfect to watch the Flames and explore the great outdoors. “Harvey’s Mountain Classic” will be the first real-time, full-length NHL animated data visualization to be carried in Canada."

What are the other ones in this new series? You can read the "plots" - such as they are - here. But if you want to see them all, they will be available on YouTube and the NHL's website after they debut in their various markets.

**Posted by betaylored** March 5, 2025 4:07 pm

Well done Calgary Flames.

https://youtu.be/7Iy3XTIgOaM?si=1HWwF8ym1pSV4Bsa

The NHL as a whole needs to bring back Peter Puck. I still remember Peter Puck even though it makes me feel old... I got such a kick out of the cartoons and thought they did a terrific job.

Above is a Peter Puck YouTube compilation. You really can find just about anything on YT.

Back in the 70's the little rubber chap appeared on NBC and CBC NHL broadcasts in a series of short cartoon clips to explain the game of hockey. If Peter Puck looks familiar in a Saturday morning cartoon kind of way, it's because Hanna-Barbera did the animation.

I can't remember if Peter Puck ever explained the concept of the sudden death penalty that was in place for part of the 1970's but if the NHL was to bring Peter Puck back, an update to reflect all the ways the game has evolved, shot speed , the red line, much shorter shifts, would definitely be in order.

Dubbing the little guy speaking different languages would be a snap too.

Last edited by betaylored (March 5, 2025 4:10 pm)

**Posted by Retaw** **Online!** March 5, 2025 6:42 pm

They're been doing a few of these animated highlight shows over the last month:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-UXK3ThXvU

It looks like a Roblox-tier video game.