Willie O'Ree will never forget his first goal. The date was Jan. 1, 1961. The opponent - the Montreal Canadiens. O'Ree remembers breaking away from his check in the third period. He remembers skating ...

Before the Kings took their thrones in L.A., the Ducks migrated to Anaheim or Wayne Gretzky touched down in Southern California, Willie O’Ree was one of the region’s first hockey stars, illuminating ...

"On behalf of the Boston Bruins organization I would like to congratulate Willie O'Ree as well as his wife, Deljeet, and his daughter, Chandra, on having his number retired in the TD Garden rafters," ...

It’s been 67 years since Willie O’Ree became the first black player in the NHL when he made his debut with the Boston Bruins on Jan. 18, 1958. View the original article to see embedded media. He has ...

Hockey pioneer Willie O'Ree is back on course to receive the highest award given by Congress. In 2019, Republican Sen. Tim Scott, and Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow, announced their bipartisan ...

Fifty years ago this month, black athlete Willie O'Ree took to the ice for the Boston Bruins. It was a decade after Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier. O'Ree also skated with a secret that ...