Willie O'Ree's ... In 1996, not long after O'Ree turned 60, NHL executive Bryant McBride recruited him to the league's diversity outreach program; in the days before search engines were prevalent ...

Willie O'Ree, a Hockey Hall of Fame member and the first Black player to make it to the NHL, chatted about his career, his life and more with W. Graeme Roustan. Willie O'Ree, a Hockey Hall of Fame ...

The award goes out to an individual in Canada and in the United States who has positively affected their community, culture ...

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 ...