O'Ree broke hockey's color barrier with the Bruins in 1958, when he became the first Black man to play in the NHL. And he did it while keeping a secret: He could only see out of one eye.

In this Nov. 23, 1960, file photo, 25-year-old left wing Willie O'Ree, the first black player of the National Hockey League, poses for a photo as he warms up in his Boston Bruins uniform prior to ...

Willie O'Ree is being inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame 60 years after breaking the NHL color barrier. Sixty Years After Breaking the NHL Color Barrier, Willie O'Ree's Story Is Entering the ...

The House voted on Wednesday to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Willie O’Ree, the first Black player to play in the National Hockey League.

For Jerry DeVaul's work with Colorado Sled Hockey, the 39-year-old Colorado Springs resident is a finalist for the NHL's Willie O’Ree Community Hero Award. The honor is presented annually to an ...

Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in Major League baseball, but there was another man facing similar obstacles in the world of professional hockey. Hockey great Willie O'Ree on breaking down ...

The Hockey Hall of Fame has added NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, pioneering black player Willie O'Ree and all-time winningest goaltender Martin Brodeur to its latest class.

First awarded in 2017-18, the award is presented annually “to an individual who – through the game of hockey – has positively impacted his or her community, culture or society.” The Willie ...

BOSTON (CBS) -- It took much longer than it should have, but Willie O'Ree is finally heading to the Hockey Hall of Fame. The man who broke the NHL's color barrier while with the Boston Bruins in ...

The Willie O'Ree Community Hero Award presented by Discover is given to an individual who, through hockey, has positively impacted his or her community culture or society. The award honors O'Ree ...

ST PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota is known by many to be the "State of Hockey," so it should come as little surprise that one of six finalists for the prestigious annual "Willie O'Ree Community Hero ...