Charlie Brown, Snoopy and Hockey! Charles Schulz and the Love of Hockey!

Hockey is an integral part of our culture. Even in the comics! Charlie Brown and Snoopy brought their creator, Charles Schulz’s love for hockey into our homes through the daily Peanuts comic strip. Because of his work, Schulz received the Lester Patrick Trophy for outstanding service to the sport of hockey in the United States in 1981 and  he was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 1993.

Hockeyhistory.org recently had the opportunity to visit the Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center. A number of the comic strips on display feature hockey including the great reference to, “Bobby Orr legs”!  Hockey is everywhere there, including the adjacent hockey rink which was saved by Schultz and where he played.

The rink recently hosted Snoopy’s 37th Senior World Hockey Tournament. Today, hockey is alive and well in Santa Rosa, California.

Shulz Hockey Memorabilia on Display

To learn more about the tournament read Jean Schultz’s blog: HOCKEY, HOCKEY and MORE HOCKEY- July 18, 2012

To learn more about the museum go to: Charles M.Schulz Museum and Research Center