Mia Rabson
Willie O Ree, the first black player in the NHL and member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, sits for a photo with students from St. Peter s High School in the NHL s Black Hockey History Mobile Museum, an initiative for Black History Month, in Ottawa, on February 3, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang February 03, 2021 - 7:13 AM
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he keeps a signed hockey stick from living legend Willie O Ree as a constant reminder of the work that remains to combat racism.
Trudeau added himself to a long list of people inspired by the life and career of O Ree, who in January 1958 became the first Black man to play in the NHL.