The Sweater

Name: The Sweater
Genre: Family, Animation
Released: 1980-08-23
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Roch Carrier, Jean-Guy Moreau

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1980

Release Year

10 min

Runtime

Family

Animation

Overview

Roch Carrier recounts the most mortifying moment of his childhood. At a time when all his friends worshipped Maurice "Rocket" Richard and wore his number 9 Canadiens hockey jersey, the boy was mistakenly sent a Toronto Maple Leafs jersey from Eaton's. Unable to convince his mother to send it back, he must face his friends wearing the colours of the opposing team. This animated short, based on the book The Hockey Sweater, is an NFB classic that appeals to hockey lovers of all ages.

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Keywords

ice hockey

childhood

teasing

sweater

Cast

Roch Carrier

the narrator

Jean-Guy Moreau

the hockey commentator

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7.0avg rating

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@Geronimo1967

December 26, 2025

7/10

One of the things most engaging about this amiable animation is the transferability of it’s story. This is about a young lad who’s an huge fan of the Montreal Canadiens ice hockey team, but it could just as readily apply to anyone passionate about supporting their local team and determined to wear t…

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