Kelly announced March 18 he would retire after 22 years working in the Flyers community relations department as its ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Duante' Abercrombie still vividly remembers being a young player attending the second-ever Willie O'Ree ...

From 1958 when Willie O'Ree made his NHL debut, Mike Marson became just the second Black man to play in the NHL with the Washington Capitals in 1974. That didn’t mean another league challenging ...

Tonight my idol Willie O’Ree’s number 22 will be hung from the rafters ... that encourages them to learn and play the sport of hockey. He serves as the NHL’s Diversity Ambassador, traveling all over ...

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 ...

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 ...

The New England Patriots’ Super Bowl victory provides an indication of the value of racial diversity ... it was not until January 1958 that Willie O’Ree became the first black player in the NHL. He ...