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Willie O'Ree

Willie O'Ree
  • Name: Willie O'Ree
  • Birthday: 1935-10-15
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  • Popularity: 0.045
Biography: Willie Eldon O'Ree, CM ONB (born October 15, 1935) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player, best known for being the first black player in the National Hockey League. O'Ree played as a winger for the Boston Bruins. O'Ree is referred to as the "Jackie Robinson of ice hockey" for breaking the black colour barrier in the sport,[1] and has stated publicly that he had met Jackie Robinson when he was younger. [2][3] He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in November 2018.

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Title Release date
Black Ice   as  Self 2023-07-14
Willie   as  Himself 2019-04-29
Soul on Ice: Past, Present and Future   as  Himself 2017-10-21
Echoes in the Rink: The Willie O'Ree Story   as  Self 1998-09-16