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Newsroom Ready: Willie O’Ree on breaking NHL’s colour barrier 60 years ago

Willie O’Ree says he didn't know he had made history as the National Hockey League’s first black player in January 1958 until he read about in the newspaper the next day. At 82, O'Ree now serves as the NHL's diversity ambassador.

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Create Date: 1/4/2018 8:00:00 AM

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