Willie O'Ree - Wikipedia
William Eldon O'Ree CM ONB (born October 15, 1935) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player from Fredericton, New Brunswick. He is widely recognized for being the first black player in the National Hockey League (NHL), playing as a winger for the Boston Bruins.
Willie O’Ree | Biography, Accomplishments, & Facts | Britannica
Willie O’Ree (b. 1935) became the first Black hockey player to play in a National Hockey League game when he debuted with the Boston Bruins at the Montreal Forum on January 18, 1958. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2018.
Willie O'Ree made history in 1958 debut with Bruins
Jan 17, 2017 · O'Ree that night became the first black player to skate in an NHL game, the first of two games he would play in a weekend home-and-home series against the Canadiens -- Saturday night in Montreal,...
Hockey Hall of Fame - 2018 Induction Celebration - Willie O'Ree
Born on October 15, 1935 in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Willie O'Ree was a prolific junior scorer with the Kitchener Canucks of the Ontario Hockey Association in 1955-56. The following next season O'Ree joined the Quebec Aces, a senior team affiliated with the NHL's Boston Bruins.
Willie O’Ree: The Jackie Robinson of Hockey - The Sports Museum
When rookie Willie O’Ree laced up his skates for the Boston Bruins on January 18, 1958, he became the first black player to appear in an NHL game. In so doing, he made history, breaking the NHL color line and removing another barrier for blacks in professional sports.
Willie O'Ree - The Canadian Encyclopedia
Jan 20, 2015 · Willie O’Ree, CM, ONB, hockey player (born 15 October 1935 in Fredericton, NB). On 18 January 1958, Willie O’Ree became the first Black hockey player to play in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played professional hockey for more than 20 years, including 45 games with the Boston Bruins.
Sixty Years Ago, Willie O’Ree Broke the NHL’s Color Barrier
Jan 18, 2018 · Boston Bruins forward Willie O'Ree warms up prior to a game against the New York Rangers in 1960. AP Photo. Almost everybody knows about Jackie Robinson and the historic role he played...
O'Ree has number retired by Bruins, honoring first Black player in …
Jan 19, 2022 · SAN DIEGO -- Willie O'Ree had his number retired by the Boston Bruins on Tuesday. A banner with O'Ree's name and No. 22 was hoisted to the rafters of TD Garden, 64 years to the day he...
The NHL’s first black player, Willie O’Ree, had a short but ...
Feb 14, 2017 · 25-year-old left wing Willie O’Ree, the first black player of the National Hockey League, warms up in his Boston Bruins uniform, prior to the game with the New York Rangers, at New York’s Madison Square Garden, on November 23, 1960.
Celebrating Bruins’ Willie O’Ree – Black N' Gold Hockey
Jan 18, 2021 · BOSTON – Boston Bruins President Cam Neely announced today, January 12, that the team will honor Willie O’Ree by retiring his number 22 jersey prior to the team’s game against the New Jersey Devils on Thursday, February 18.