This hockey player-turned-designer crafted something very Canadian

Last month, Rogers asked Canadians everywhere to donate their old hockey jerseys for a unique display of national pride and unity. They wanted a wide variety of colours and logos from coast to coast — from Timbits to beer leagues and everything in between.

Cameron Lizotte took over from there.

A former OHL hockey player who traded his skates for fashion design, the Sudbury native was handpicked to slice up the donations and transform them into five one-of-a-kind jerseys. His final creations — The Great Canadian Jerseys — were unveiled just in time for the Winter Olympics.

Lizotte is our guest on tonight’s episode of Village Media’s Closer Look podcast.

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