“I'm looking at this now, I can't believe how many young Black kids, diverse kids, girls, are here playing hockey,” Laraque, ...

The Willie O’Ree Community Hero Award is named after former NHL forward Willie O’Ree, who on Jan. 18, 1958 became the first Black player to compete in the League when he stepped onto the ice ...

Brent Dodginghorse was in the midst of a workout Monday evening when his phone started to buzz. And buzz, and buzz, and buzz. The NHL had just announced that the 47-year-old Dodginghorse, a proud ...

MSU faculty member Sarah Dunkel-Jackson received the Willie O’Ree Community Hero Award from the National Hockey League this week. Friday ... “And I just want every kid to have that chance, ...

The NHL has handed out one of its awards for important off-ice contributions. Dr. Sarah Dunkel-Jackson was named the U.S. winner of the Willie O'Ree Community Hero Award – given to an individual ...

The Willie O’Ree Community Hero Award, named for the man who made history in 1958 as the NHL’s first Black player, is presented to an individual who “through the sport of hockey, has ...

The Willie O’Ree Community Hero Award, named for the man who broke the NHL’s colour barrier in 1958, ... And being able to uplift and inspire Indigenous kids, that’s meaningful to me.” ...

The Willie O’Ree Community Hero Award is named after the former NHLer who became the first Black player to compete in the league when he stepped onto the ice with the Boston Bruins on Jan. 18, 1958.

Willie O'Ree is known for being the first Black player in the NHL. The league started this award the same year he was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2018 to go to a person who, through the game ...

Keep reading to learn more about Willie's kids, Lucie and George. Lucie Geist. Lucie was born on June 14, 2007, and makes regular appearances in Christina's Instagram photos.