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Elected to the hockey hall of fame, oree, now 86, has worked tirelessly to make hockey a game for everyone a mentor with the nhls diversity program, he gives some sage advice. >> if you think you can, you can. if you think you cant, youre right. and its true. >> reporter: he remains a role model to the more than 100 black players who followed him into the nhl. >> thank you for being a role model. >> thank you, willie >> thanks, willie. >> reporter: willie oree, the youngest of 13 kids, who overc...

Finally tonight, the boston bruins retiring the number of a beloved player who skated into history. heres kevin tibbles >> making sports history in hockey -- >> reporter: he was a game-changer. >> it was the greatest story of my life, i believe >> reporter: willie oree became the first black player to skate in the nhl on this day 64 years ago. >> at the time, i didnt realize i had broke the color barrier until i read it in the paper the next day. >> because you didnt care >> didnt care. >> repor...

Puertas son daniel was a high school junior when he died in april 2020. >> i was holding his hand when he took his last breath horrible >> reporter: puerta believes daniel thought he was buying a legitimate painkiller through snapchat, but the half pill he took was a counterfeit containing fentanyl. puerta says law enforcement told him it took months to get answers out of snapchat do you still know families who are waiting for answers? >> oh, yeah. >> reporter: snapchat says its responding more ...

Aggressively raise public awareness about these lethal poisonings >> reporter: awareness that is growing. kate snow, nbc news. up next, honoring a hockey trailblazer.

Groups f and e. mexico in strong position to move to round of 16 against sweden, which needs a two goal victory to advance. south korea needs to beat germany for any at progression. to match results of the knockout round. switzerland and costa rica, and serbia and brazil have a winner take all showdown for a final 16 spot. catch all of this years world cup action on telemundo. and nhl class of 2018, heading into the hall, brodeur, and o ree. and st. louis. congrats to all those guys.

Male-dominated industry or speak english as a first language. all these things help. theyre not enough but they have to be used in a meaningful way. if we dont realize this, we leash assets on the table. >> being a male in a male-dominated industry but youre saying taking a step back and recognizing it is a way to use it? >> right. otherwise they may be invisible to us. sometimes it takes someone else to realize the things we already have but theyre hidden in plain sight. so for instance, i dont...