The Hockey Sweater is one of the most famous books in Canadian history.
The story of a boy who received the wrong hockey sweater from Eaton's has been featured on our currency, gone to space, and been turned into an iconic NFB short.
This is the story.
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ALT Crowded vintage locker-room illustration of children in red-and-blue hockey sweaters tying skates, checking a team roster and chatting amid scattered sticks and helmets, with the book title "The Hockey Sweater" and credit "Story by Roch Carrier, illustrations by Sheldon Cohen."