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Willie O'Ree, Canadian ice hockey player, first black player in the National Hockey League (NHL)

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Willie O'Ree

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1935)

William Eldon O'Ree is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player from Fredericton, New Brunswick. He is widely recognized for being the first black player in the National Hockey League (NHL), playing as a winger for the Boston Bruins. His accomplishment of breaking the…
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National Hockey League

North American professional ice hockey league

The National Hockey League is a professional ice hockey league in North America composed of 32 teams, 25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. The NHL is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada and is considered the premier professional ice…
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