As Black History Month wraps up, the hockey world has given praise to very deserving names from the past and present, ...

On Jan. 18, 1958, O’Ree debuted for the Boston Bruins against the Montreal Canadiens, becoming the first Black player in the league’s history. In his career, O’Ree would play 22 years ...

She signed him up for bitty basketball ... Adeniye is a protege of Willie O'Ree, who broke the color barrier in the NHL when he became the league's first Black player in 1958, a winger skating ...

Willie O'Ree's surname, the four letters that changed ... As it happens, 1974 was the year the Washington Capitals drafted and signed Mike Marson, the first Black player to follow O'Ree to the ...

PONTIAC — Within its first decade of operation, the Underground Railroad was estimated to have helped about 100,000 enslaved people escape to freedom. According to the research of local author ...

Willie O’Ree was the first Black hockey player to break through the colour barrier in 1958 when he signed a contract with the Boston Bruins. However, this was not met with immediate change. Only ...

Pontus Holmberg is heading to Czechia to play in the World Championships with Team Sweden. The 25-year-old was named to Sweden's roster on Wednesday, along with 24 other players. Holmberg has ...

The story of African-Americans in sports is tightly related to the rise and continued fight for the culture in society at large. It is an effort that accounts not only for on-field excellence but ...

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 ...