younger. In 2018, O'Ree was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, and starting that year the NHL has introduced the annual Willie O'Ree Community Hero Award...

black ice hockey star was Herb Carnegie during the Great Depression. Willie O'Ree broke the NHL's color barrier with the Boston Bruins in 1958. The Coloured...

member of Bon Jovi Willie O'Ree (born 1935) Canadian ice hockey player, first black African player to play in the NHL Search for "O'ree" on Wikipedia. Owen...

was the first African-American to play in the National Hockey League (Willie O'Ree was the first black, but is African-Canadian). James was born in Ocala...

NHL colour barrier in 1948, when he played for the New York Rangers. Willie O'Ree broke the NHL's black colour barrier when he suited up for the Bruins...

(1960 to 1967). On January 18, 1958, the first-ever black NHL player, Willie O'Ree, stepped onto the ice for the Bruins. He played in 45 games for the Bruins...

infamously attacked Willie O'Ree, the first Black player in the NHL, with racial slurs and butt-ended O'Ree with his hockey stick, breaking O'Ree's nose and knocking...

inducted after Grant Fuhr, women's hockey pioneer Angela James, and Willie O'Ree. Iginla was born in Edmonton, Alberta, and raised in the adjoining city...

players, first appearing with the Quebec Aces. He frequently played with Willie O'Ree throughout the span of eight years and five different organizations....

Nurse". National Hockey League. Retrieved 17 March 2016. Chris Iorfida. "Willie O'Ree and the struggle for black NHLers". CBC.ca. January 16, 2007. Retrieved...

neither white, nor Aboriginal North American, debuting ten years before Willie O'Ree. Although denied much playing time in the NHL, Kwong was a top player...

1966) Willie O'Ree debuts with the Boston Bruins in a game against the Montreal Canadiens, becoming the first Black player to play in the NHL. Willie would...

briefly played for the Rangers in 1965. The league's first black player, Willie O'Ree, came up during that era; he played for the Boston Bruins between 1958...

on Feb. 17". NHL.com. November 8, 2022. Retrieved November 8, 2022. "Willie O'Ree number retirement ceremony rescheduled for 2022". nhl.nbcsports.com....

32 years later as the NHL's all-time leader in both goals and points. Willie O'Ree broke the NHL's colour barrier when he dressed for the Bruins in 1958...

politician Willie O'Ree (born 1935), the first black player in the National Hockey League Willie Park Sr. (1833–1903), Scottish golfer Willie Park Jr. (1864–1925)...

Asian player in the NHL by playing for the New York Rangers. In 1958, Willie O'Ree became the first black player in the league's history when he made his...

the NHL, debuting with the Chicago Black Hawks. On January 18, 1958, Willie O'Ree became the first Black Canadian to play in the NHL. Playing with the...

stating that the NHL's first Black player, retired fellow right winger Willie O'Ree, should have his player number 22 retired by the NHL league-wide, just...

former Indians' general manager and Falcons founder Bruce Landon, and Willie O'Ree, the first African American to play in the AHL, have been honored with...

and poet Manny McIntyre, professional baseball and ice hockey player Willie O'Ree, first Black player in the National Hockey League (NHL) Ralph Thomas...

My Children and One Life to Live making cameo appearances. Weekes and Willie O'Ree appeared in the Everybody Hates Chris episode "Everybody Hates Gretzky"...

social worker and celebrity stalker Ellen Ochoa, engineer and astronaut Willie O'Ree, hockey player Jason Phillips (catcher), former baseball catcher for...

third season, the team welcomed in former National Hockey League player Willie O'Ree. and made a run for a second championship but were stymied by the Falcons...

retired in 2004. Rick Middleton's number 16 was retired in 2018, and Willie O'Ree's number 22 was retired in 2022. 58 players have been inducted into the...

Jean Beliveau in 2009. Starting in 2017–18 the NHL began awarding the Willie O’Ree Community Hero Award to two non-NHL players (one in Canada and one in...

fifth black hockey player to play in the NHL. The others before him were Willie O'Ree, Mike Marson, Bill Riley, and Tony McKegney. Saunders was born in Montreal...

National Hockey League Roland Melanson - National Hockey League player Willie O'Ree - first Black player in the National Hockey League Scott Pellerin - National...

minor-league season with the Quebec Aces, O'Ree was called up to the Boston Bruins of the NHL to replace an injured player. O'Ree made his NHL debut with the Bruins...

cab driver despite his initial reluctance to do so. Former NHL players Willie O'Ree and Kevin Weekes (who was still playing at the time) as strangers on...