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Echoes in the Rink: The Willie O'Ree Story

(1998)

Overview

Echoes in the Rink: The Willie O'Ree Story is a documentary on the triumphal life story of the first Black player in the National Hockey League. Like Jackie Robinson in professional baseball, O'Ree faced many obstacles to achieving his dream; but unlike Robinson, his achievement would go unnoticed for forty years.

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Original TitleEchoes in the Rink: The Willie O'Ree Story

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1998-09-16

Original LanguageEnglish

Runtime 00h 26m

Production CompaniesNB Filmmakers Co-op

Genres

  • Documentary