Some of the Bruins' retired numbers were worn by players who have since passed away. Willie O'Ree (L), Johnny Bucyk (C) and Ray Bourque (R) are some of the Bruins' retired numbers. Photo: Steve ...

Richard “Rick” Tocchet is a former Canadian hockey player and current head coach of the Vancouver Canucks. He previously coached the Arizona Coyotes and Tampa Bay Lightning. Prior to coaching ...

Alex Faulkner’s first strides towards hockey history came a year before he turned pro. It was 1960, and the Bishop’s Falls native was a member of the Conception Bay North CeeBees senior hockey team ...

Gordon Howe OC (March 31, 1928 – June 10, 2016) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. From 1946 to 1980, he played twenty-six seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) and six seasons ...

EDMONTON --Leon Draisaitl was expecting a call from his father in Germany after becoming the first player in the NHL to score 50 goals this season in the Edmonton Oilers’ 3-2 overtime win ...

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 ...

and one commemorating the Bruins retiring the number of Willie O’Ree, who broke the league’s color barrier in 1958. Subscribe to our free Sports Today newsletter We’ll send you news and ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Tim Scott (R-SC) introduced their bipartisan legislation to award the Congressional Gold Medal to Willie O’Ree, the first Black player to ...