They want to eliminate any remnant of the barriers and the hate that Willie O'Ree - the first Black man to play in the NHL - conquered when he debuted with the Boston Bruins. Paris and his family ...

When Willie O’Ree debuted with the Bruins on Jan. 18, 1958, he was the first Black player to skate in the NHL. He appeared in two games for Boston that season and another 43 in 1960-61.

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 with the Boston Bruins. "I've been around ...

Perhaps the most diverse league in professional sports today, the NBA, wasn t always known for being a game for all ...

Willie O'Ree was the first to skate in an NHL game when he suited up for the Boston Bruins on Jan. 18, 1958, 11 years after baseball's Jackie Robinson suited up for the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Willie O’Ree became the first Black player to participate in an NHL game when he made his debut with the Boston Bruins in 1958, but Art Dorrington became the first Black person to sign a ...

Willie O'Ree of the Boston Bruins became the first Black NHL player in 1958. Bruce Bennett / Getty Images When it comes to honoring those players, it gets into a lot of things that you wouldn't ...

The Bruins Were the First NHL Team to Break the Color Barrier by Skating a Black Player. Who Was He? On Jan. 18, 1958, Willie O’Ree took the ice for the Bruins against the Montreal Canadians.