Here Patty is playing hockey (in hockey skates), but later she is a high level figure skater (She’s a Good Skate, Charlie Brown). That tells me she should be practicing her double axels (or even singles) and not playing hockey! Funny, all through the history of this strip we never see Peppermint Patty skating, practicing, etc. There is a short arc with Lucy and Snoopy (as her Russian coach), but nothing with Patty. Kinda makes me wonder why Schulz didn’t use LUCY in that animated movie, “She’s a Good Skate…” --Of course, as a figure skater myself, questions like this keep me up nights. LOL
Since this is well before 1979, of course everyone is going without a helmet… (if I recall, the NHL rule was you had to have signed a pro contract before a date in 1979 to be allowed to go without a helmet in a game; no one in the NHL qualifies any longer) ;-)
jagedlo over 5 years ago
Pads sort of look like a fence when put together like that…
littlejohn Premium Member over 5 years ago
At least no one is puckish about the game.
geeski over 5 years ago
Linus and Schroeder look like legit players.
Templo S.U.D. over 5 years ago
No way there are “Peanuts” adults with shins THAT big.
jrankin1959 over 5 years ago
Peppermint Patty doesn’t know how to play hockey? I’m shocked…
dlkrueger33 over 5 years ago
Here Patty is playing hockey (in hockey skates), but later she is a high level figure skater (She’s a Good Skate, Charlie Brown). That tells me she should be practicing her double axels (or even singles) and not playing hockey! Funny, all through the history of this strip we never see Peppermint Patty skating, practicing, etc. There is a short arc with Lucy and Snoopy (as her Russian coach), but nothing with Patty. Kinda makes me wonder why Schulz didn’t use LUCY in that animated movie, “She’s a Good Skate…” --Of course, as a figure skater myself, questions like this keep me up nights. LOL
SamT53 over 5 years ago
Since Snoopy’s head is wider than his body, the pads serve no purpose.
Patrick Hunt Premium Member over 5 years ago
I find it hard to believe that Peppermint Patty doesn’t know how to play hockey.
sheilag over 5 years ago
Since this is well before 1979, of course everyone is going without a helmet… (if I recall, the NHL rule was you had to have signed a pro contract before a date in 1979 to be allowed to go without a helmet in a game; no one in the NHL qualifies any longer) ;-)
RobinHood over 5 years ago
When do we get the first Sumo Wrestler NHL Goalie.
comixbomix over 5 years ago
So…I went to a hockey game, and a cartoon broke out…
Actually, I don’t remember ever seeing Schroeder without his piano before.
KEA over 5 years ago
If there were a Hockey equivalent of Rugby where no one wore pads I might watch
LeeCox over 5 years ago
Hold it — a tomboy like Peppermint Patty doesn’t know how to play hockey?
DCBakerEsq over 5 years ago
I prefer soccer. The Beautiful Game.
InuYugiHakusho over 5 years ago
Snoopy’s not taking any chances.
mjb515 over 5 years ago
Check those pads for size, I don’t think they are legal.
WCraft Premium Member over 5 years ago
I have to say, in the decades I’ve been reading Peanuts, this one is the most well drawn!
frequency270 over 5 years ago
Those “chunks of snow” are a bit grayish.
Le'Roy Hawkins over 5 years ago
Man-splaining
ex window inspector over 5 years ago
Each line has only one center….and who’s playing defense? Where’s the other team?
Teto85 Premium Member over 5 years ago
I used to play goal. (I still have all my teeth) I wish the pads were that big.
HeatherMcCrillis over 5 years ago
Nikolai Khabibulin would approve of Snoop’s strategy.