Willie O’Ree: The Story of the First Black Player in the NHL (Lorimer Recordbooks)

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Willie O’Ree quietly made NHL history on January 18, 1958, when he turned into the first black player to take to the ice. Within the dressing room before the sport, his Boston Bruins teammates told him to not worry. If any one of the vital opposing team’s players said anything to him, they would have his back.

There used to be a round of applause when O’Ree stepped onto the ice, and newspapers ran the tale. The color barrier Within the NHL had been broken, yet it might be sixteen years before the following black player, Mike Marson, used to be drafted. Four decades later, the NHL pulled O’Ree out of retirement to honor his achievement and make him an ambassador for the NHL’s Hockey is for Everyone program to encourage kids from all backgrounds to play hockey.

This new book by Nicole Mortillaro traces the early life of O’Ree, his journey to the NHL, highlights from his hockey career and his work encouraging diversity Within the NHL.

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