Very sorry to do this to Roch Carrier’s The Sweater, the classic story of a kid in rural Quebec in the 1940′s who was sent a Toronto Maple Leaf sweater by mistake after his Rocket Richard one had seen better days. I remember very well the winter of 2012. We all wore the same uniform [...]
October 26, 2012 in Montreal Canadiens, Phoenix Coyotes, Toronto Maple Leafs
Tags: Maurice Richard, Roch Carrier, Scott Gomez, The Sweater | 9 Comments »
Roch Carrier, writer of the beautiful “The Hockey Sweater,” was asked, after the Rocket passed away in 2000, who he thought now embodies the hopes and aspirations of ordinary Quebecers? His answer? Celine Dion.
February 6, 2012 in Maurice Richard, Montreal Canadiens
Tags: Celine Dion, Maurice Richard, Roch Carrier, Rocket Richard, The Sweater | 8 Comments »
The young boy in the middle, in his steet clothes, is Leo Brosseau. Leo grew up in Quebec in the 1930′s and ’40′s before moving west to Powell River to work in the mill and marry a local girl. He’s been here ever since. He wasn’t able to play with his team for a while because of [...]
December 28, 2008 in Montreal Canadiens
Tags: Habs, hockey, Leo Brosseau, Montreal, Montreal Canadiens, Powell River, Quebec, Roch Carrier, The Sweater | 3 Comments »
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