Boston Bruins retiring Willie O'Ree's number: NHL's first Black player to be honored on Feb. 18
Boston Bruins retiring Willie O’Ree’s number: NHL’s first Black player to be honored on Feb. 18 Updated Jan 12, 2021; Posted Jan 12, 2021 MONTREAL - JANUARY 25: Willie O'Ree attends the NHL All Star Game at Bell Centre on January 25, 2009 in Montreal, Canada. (Photo by Phillip MacCallum/Getty Images for NHL) Facebook Share Willie O’Ree, the first Black player to appear in an NHL game will have his Boston Bruins No. 22 retired next month. O’Ree, who broke the sport’s color barrier in 1958, will be honored before Boston’s Feb. 18 game against the New Jersey Devils. O’Ree is ...
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