Adeniye is a protege of Willie O'Ree, the NHL's first Black player, and is committed to increasing diversity and inclusion in hockey. Adeniye is determined to make it to the NHL and believes he ...

Willie O'Ree's surname, the four letters that changed hockey for the better when they appeared on an NHL lineup card in 1958, derives from that of the American military officer who enslaved his ...

Sidney Gerald “Sid” Abel (February 22, 1918 – February 8, 2000) was a Canadian Hall of Fame hockey player, coach and general manager in the National Hockey League, most notably for the ...

Lindy Cameron Ruff (born February 17, 1960) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach who is the head coach for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL). Ruff was previously the ...

Willie O'Ree, a Hockey Hall of Fame member and the first Black player to make it to the NHL, chatted about his career, his life and more with W. Graeme Roustan. Willie O'Ree, a Hockey Hall of Fame ...

BOSTON — Willie O’Ree has experienced many honors during his lifetime, from becoming the NHL's first Black player in 1958 with the Boston Bruins to being inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame ...