SAN DIEGO-- Willie O'Ree gave an unassuming answer when asked about his hockey legacy. "I just opened the door," he said. O'Ree, the NHL's first Black player, was honored Tuesday by some of the ...

Willie O'Ree at a recent celebration of his 90th birthday. Courtesy of San Diego Gulls SAN DIEGO – Willie O’Ree no longer spends much time in airports. He used to crisscross the continent to spread ...

BOSTON - Willie O'Ree wouldn't accept that his hockey career was over. Even after losing nearly all the vision in his right eye after being struck by a puck while playing for the Kitchener Canucks ...

On April 15 of every season, every Major League Baseball player ditches his regular jersey and replaces it with one with number 42 on the back. The name bars are gone. No player gets his name on the ...

Fresh off his Hockey Hall of Fame induction in Toronto last month, NHL Diversity Ambassador Willie O'Ree was back in SoCal last week to partner with the Anaheim Ducks S.C.O.R.E. Program in delivering ...

Hockey legend Willie O'Ree made his way back to Orange County last week, as the NHL Diversity Ambassador for the Hockey is for Everyone initiative teamed up with the Anaheim Ducks S.C.O.R.E. Program ...