Sports always played an important role in Peanuts comic strips – as did the winter months, and Charles Schulz's cartoons about ice hockey brought the best of the two together. Schulz produced countless Peanuts hockey strips over the years, with all the Peanuts Gang getting on the pond at one point or another.

Whether it was a joke of how horrible some of the Peanuts kids were at the sport, referencing iconic professional hockey players, or showing Snoopy in intense games – both imaginary and real – with other hockey players and Woodstock, hockey became a beloved aspect of winter Peanuts comic strips.

Moreover, Snoopy has not one but three alter egos that relate to hockey: World Famous Hockey Player, World Famous Hockey Coach, and the World Famous Hockey Goalie. As a result, Peanuts was pretty closely tied into the sport of hockey, especially when winter rolled around.

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