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Title: Statue of NHL’s first Black player now featured at African American history museum
Post by: SportsNut on June 03, 2021, 02:20 PM
Statue of NHL’s first Black player now featured at African American history museum

O'Ree became the first Black player in the NHL when the Boston Bruins called him up from the minor leagues to play against the Montreal Canadiens on Jan. 18, 1958.
                              O'Ree became the first Black player in the NHL when the Boston Bruins called him up from the minor leagues to play against the Montreal Canadiens on Jan. 18, 1958.

Source: Statue of NHL’s first Black player now featured at African American history museum (https://globalnews.ca/news/7918256/willie-oree-statue-museum/)