Willie O’Ree was 14 or 15 years ... By now, the story of O’Ree becoming the first Black player in the NHL is well-known. He made his debut in January 1958 when the Boston Bruins called him up for a ...
Wearing a black fedora and a black pea coat, Willie O’Ree watches young hockey ... working on the fundamentals of the game,” said O’Ree in an interview with The Scarborough Mirror, his Boston Bruins ...