The Willie O’Ree Community Hero Award honors former ... For more than two decades, O’Ree has served as the NHL’s Diversity Ambassador, traveling across North America to schools and hockey ...

Wearing a black fedora and a black pea coat, Willie O’Ree watches young hockey players skate on ... The sport has changed since then, O’Ree acknowledged, and in his role as the NHL’s diversity ...

Etobicoke’s Debbie Bland was recognized at the NHL Awards this week as one of three finalists for the inaugural Willie O’Ree Community Hero Award. The award, which was named after the NHL’s diversity ...