This week goes back 64 years to describe a special event in the life of Hockey Hall of Famer Willie O'Ree. It started in ... 2-1 into the second period and now skating 4-on-4.
BOSTON — Willie O’Ree has experienced many honors during his lifetime, from becoming the NHL's first Black player in 1958 with the Boston Bruins to being inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2018.
The White House announced that Willie O'Ree will receive the Congressional ... the first black player to play in an NHL game back in 1957, O'Ree will now add another trailblazing effort to his ...
Ian Kennedy discusses the Kalamazoo Wings Rainbow Ice game, 22-year-old Jo Dabney's Erie Otters jersey design, the Willie O’Ree Community ... Dabney is back again this season, this time ...
Echoes in the Rink: The Willie O'Ree Story is a documentary on the triumphal life story of the first Black player in the National Hockey League. Like Jackie Robinson in professional baseball ...