The Hockey Sweater
E451755
The Hockey Sweater is a classic Canadian short story by Roch Carrier that humorously explores childhood, identity, and cultural rivalry through a boy’s horror at receiving a Toronto Maple Leafs jersey instead of his beloved Montreal Canadiens sweater.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Hockey Sweater canonical | 2 |
| The Hockey Sweater (animated film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Hockey Sweater Context triple: [Canadian literature canon, includesWork, The Hockey Sweater]
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A.
Eleven Canadian Novelists
Eleven Canadian Novelists is a nonfiction book consisting of in-depth interviews with prominent Canadian fiction writers, offering insight into their lives, craft, and the state of Canadian literature.
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B.
Anne of Green Gables
Anne of Green Gables is a classic 1908 novel by L. M. Montgomery that follows the imaginative orphan Anne Shirley as she builds a new life with the Cuthberts in rural Canada.
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C.
Rise to Greatness: The History of Canada
Rise to Greatness: The History of Canada is a comprehensive historical work by Conrad Black that chronicles Canada's political, social, and economic development from its origins to the modern era.
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D.
The Boys in Gold
The Boys in Gold is the popular nickname for Nashville SC, the Major League Soccer club known for its yellow kits and strong defensive identity.
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E.
Road to Avonlea
Road to Avonlea is a Canadian period drama television series based on the works of L. M. Montgomery, following the lives and adventures of a young girl and her relatives in the fictional seaside village of Avonlea on Prince Edward Island in the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Hockey Sweater Target entity description: The Hockey Sweater is a classic Canadian short story by Roch Carrier that humorously explores childhood, identity, and cultural rivalry through a boy’s horror at receiving a Toronto Maple Leafs jersey instead of his beloved Montreal Canadiens sweater.
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A.
Eleven Canadian Novelists
Eleven Canadian Novelists is a nonfiction book consisting of in-depth interviews with prominent Canadian fiction writers, offering insight into their lives, craft, and the state of Canadian literature.
-
B.
Anne of Green Gables
Anne of Green Gables is a classic 1908 novel by L. M. Montgomery that follows the imaginative orphan Anne Shirley as she builds a new life with the Cuthberts in rural Canada.
-
C.
Rise to Greatness: The History of Canada
Rise to Greatness: The History of Canada is a comprehensive historical work by Conrad Black that chronicles Canada's political, social, and economic development from its origins to the modern era.
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D.
The Boys in Gold
The Boys in Gold is the popular nickname for Nashville SC, the Major League Soccer club known for its yellow kits and strong defensive identity.
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E.
Road to Avonlea
Road to Avonlea is a Canadian period drama television series based on the works of L. M. Montgomery, following the lives and adventures of a young girl and her relatives in the fictional seaside village of Avonlea on Prince Edward Island in the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian literature work
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short story ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | animated short film ⓘ |
| animatedAdaptationProducer | National Film Board of Canada ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Canadian national identity
ⓘ
Quebec cultural identity ⓘ |
| author | Roch Carrier ⓘ |
| centralConflict | boy forced to wear rival team sweater ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| culturalStatus |
Canadian classic
ⓘ
iconic Quebec story ⓘ |
| educationalUse |
teaching Canadian culture
ⓘ
teaching bilingualism in Canada ⓘ |
| featuresSport | ice hockey ⓘ |
| featuresTeam |
Montreal Canadiens
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Toronto Maple Leafs ⓘ |
| genre |
children's literature
ⓘ
humorous fiction ⓘ sports fiction ⓘ |
| hasIllustratedEdition | yes ⓘ |
| hasMottoOrQuote | “The winters of my childhood were long, long seasons.” ⓘ |
| intendedUse | read-aloud story ⓘ |
| languageAvailable |
English
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French ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
childhood
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conformity and difference ⓘ cultural rivalry ⓘ identity ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableElement |
depiction of 1940s rural Quebec hockey culture
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humorous portrayal of fan loyalty ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Le chandail de hockey ⓘ |
| protagonist | unnamed young boy ⓘ |
| publisher |
House of Anansi Press
ⓘ
linked to:
Anansi Press
|
| settingCountry | Canada ⓘ |
| settingLocation | rural Quebec ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
rivalry between Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs
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tension between French and English Canada ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
children
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general readers ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| usedIn | Canadian school curricula ⓘ |
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Subject: The Hockey Sweater Description of subject: The Hockey Sweater is a classic Canadian short story by Roch Carrier that humorously explores childhood, identity, and cultural rivalry through a boy’s horror at receiving a Toronto Maple Leafs jersey instead of his beloved Montreal Canadiens sweater.
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