Hockey pioneer Willie O'Ree is back on course to receive the highest award given by Congress. In 2019, Republican Sen. Tim Scott, and Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow, announced their bipartisan ...

The Jackie Robinson of hockey got his jersey retired, a Congressional Medal and a day in his honor this week If there’s a sports figure who deserves flowers while he’s still here, it’s Willie O’Ree.

Sixty-four years after becoming the first Black player to play in an NHL game, hockey pioneer Willie O'Ree is set to receive the highest award given by Congress. On Wednesday, the NHL announced that ...

Willie O’Ree went to a hockey practice on Wednesday and a party broke out. O’Ree thought he was going watch the San Diego Gulls, the Anaheim Ducks’ American Hockey League affiliate, work out at the ...

It’s been 67 years since Willie O’Ree became the first black player in the NHL when he made his debut with the Boston Bruins on Jan. 18, 1958. View the original article to see embedded media. He has ...

On January 18, 1958, Willie O'Ree became the first Black player to play in the NHL, debuting for the Boston Bruins against the Montreal Canadiens. Following the 63rd anniversary of such a historic ...

Willie O'Ree first crossed paths with Jackie Robinson in 1949, two years after the Dodgers legend broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball. O'Ree was 14 years old, well ahead of making history ...

Note: An original version of this story ran in 2017 for AJC Sepia’s Black History Month series. We all know about Jackie Robinson, who in 1947 broke the Major League Baseball color line when he ...