ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Duante' Abercrombie still vividly remembers being a young player attending the second-ever Willie O'Ree ...

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 ...

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 ...

The NHL has announced the six finalists for the Willie O’Ree Community Hero Award. The award is given to the “individual who, through the sport of hockey, has positively impacted their ...

Echoes in the Rink: The Willie O'Ree Story is a documentary on the triumphal life story of the first Black player in the National Hockey League. Like Jackie Robinson in professional baseball ...

Gary Bettman, Martin Brodeur, Willie O'Ree among Hall class Commissioner Gary Bettman, former goalie Martin Brodeur and pioneer Willie O'Ree are among the 2018 Hall of Fame class.