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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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The Canadian Press
Unique identifier: CP12122078 
Legacy Identifier: s_HKY-Oree20180104T0800 
Type: Video 
Duration: 2m33s 
Dimensions: 1280px × 720px     171.97 MB 
Create Date: 1/4/2018 8:00:00 AM 
Display aspect ratio: 16:9 
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18 January 1958
Boston Bruins
colour barrier
first black hockey player
Former NHL player Willie O’Ree
National Hockey League
NHL
Professional hockey
racism
willie o’ree