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As Maple Leafs, Canadiens renew their playoff rivalry, listen to 'The Hockey Sweater'

The Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens have resumed their legendary rivalry in the 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs. Before the puck drops on that game, listen to Roch Carrier read his beloved Canadian children's story.

Roch Carrier reads his beloved short story about the NHL rivals

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An illustration of young boys on an outdoor ice rink, all wearing Montreal Canadiens jerseys with the number 9 on the back, glaring a lone boy in a Toronto Maple Leafs jersey.
An illustration by Sheldon Cohen, from Roch Carrier's The Hockey Sweater. (Roch Carrier and Sheldon Cohen)

The Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens have resumed their legendary rivalry the 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs.

What better time to listen to Roch Carrier read his beloved Canadian children's story, as told to CBC's As It Happens in 2014?

LISTEN | Roch Carrier reads 'The Hockey Sweater':

As It Happens10:28Roch Carrier reads "The Hockey Sweater"
Roch Carrier reads "The Hockey Sweater"
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