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2019 Downtown Los Angeles Film Festival - "Willie" Documentary West Coast Premiere
Documentary About Black Hockey Legend Set For ESPN

A documentary about Willie O’Ree, the first Black man to play in the NHL, is coming to ESPN.
by NewsOne Staff
02.10.20
2018 Hockey Hall Of Fame Induction - Press Conference
First Black NHL Player Receives Overdue Honor

Willie O'Ree—the first Black player in the National Hockey League—will be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame on Monday.
by NewsOne Staff
11.11.18
2016 NHL Draft - Portraits
Black Hockey Player Attacked With Racist Taunts

Givani Smith was suspended for giving the finger.
by NewsOne Staff
05.07.18
Team USA Media Summit
First Black Athlete Makes US Olympic Hockey Team

Jordan Greenway, 20, has become the first Black man to be a part of Team USA’s hockey team at the…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
01.06.18
Winnipeg Jets v Montreal Canadiens
NHL Appoints Black Female Vice President

The National Hockey League recently appointed Kim Davis, an African-American woman, as an executive vice president.
by Clarissa Hamlin
11.28.17
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Foul! Fan Throws Banana Peel At Black Hockey…

A fan taunted one of the National Hockey Leagues few Black players by throwing a banana peel at the player…
by NewsOne Staff
06.19.19
2019 Downtown Los Angeles Film Festival - "Willie" Documentary West Coast Premiere
Documentary About Black Hockey Legend Set For ESPN

A documentary about Willie O’Ree, the first Black man to play in the NHL, is coming to ESPN.
02.10.20
2018 Hockey Hall Of Fame Induction - Press Conference
First Black NHL Player Receives Overdue Honor

Willie O'Ree—the first Black player in the National Hockey League—will be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame on Monday.
11.11.18
2016 NHL Draft - Portraits
Black Hockey Player Attacked With Racist Taunts

Givani Smith was suspended for giving the finger.
05.07.18
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