Willie O’Ree was 14 or 15 years old when he broke through his first barrier. He didn’t realize it at the time. He just wanted a haircut. Before becoming the NHL’s first Black player, O’Ree asked a ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. --Duante' Abercrombie still vividly remembers being a young player attending the second-ever Willie O'Ree All-Star Game at United Center in Chicago in 1997. "I remember it like it ...

Wearing a black fedora and a black pea coat, Willie O’Ree watches young hockey players skate on the ice inside Malvern Community Recreation Centre. “We didn’t wear helmets back in the ‘60s,” said the ...

After a public voting period and votes from Willie O’Ree, NHL Executives, and Discover Executives, the winner of the Willie O'Ree Community Hero Award presented by Discover will be announced in ...