O'Ree blazed the trail in hockey
As a kid, Willie O'Ree didn't realize he would become the first black NHL player. "The fact that I was black never came up when we played as kids," O'Ree wrote. "You could have been purple with a green stripe down the middle of your forehead, and it wouldn't have mattered. It was only later, when I became older, that I learned what 'color barrier' meant."
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O'Ree Gallery
Check out some of the memorable moments from William (Willie) O'Ree's career in our photo gallery.
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Diversity Task Force
The NHL Diversity Task Force is a not-for-profit program designed to
introduce children of diverse ethnic backgrounds to the game of hockey.
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30 Diversity Task Force programs
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An historical overview
The Total Hockey encyclopedia traces the long association between blacks and hockey.
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Willie O'Ree's "Words O'Reason"
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Willie O'Ree All-Star Game
The Willie O'Ree All-Star Game is an annual event that honors the first black hockey player to play in the NHL and celebrates the sport and its diverse young fans.
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Check out the Willie O'Ree All-Star Fact Sheet
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McCarthy at home with Rangers
Sandy McCarthy loved hockey from the git-go, starting at age 3 in Stroud, Ontario, near Barrie. Now, at age 29, McCarthy adds strength and character to the New York Rangers.
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Rumun Ndur profile
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NHL A.S.S.I.S.T.
The NHL A.S.S.I.S.T. grant program is designed to help youth hockey organizations
worldwide defray the costs of equipment, ice time and travel expenses.
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A diamond in rough going
The young career of Florida Panthers' left wing Peter Worrell illustrates how difficult it is to play in the National Hockey League, where the world's best players engage in a long, grinding season in hopes of hoisting sport's oldest and hardest-won trophy, the Stanley Cup.
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Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre profile
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NHL DTF Equipment Bank
The NHL Diversity Task Force Equipment Bank, created in January 1997, provides emerging and existing Diversity Task Force programs with an additional source for their equipment needs.
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Brotherly love
Jamal Mayers, the exciting young right wing of the St. Louis Blues, got the chance to pursue his dream of a National Hockey League career because of a sacrifice made by his brother.
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Dorrington makes an impact
He maneuvered like a veteran on skates, handling the puck as he glided down the ice at the Flyers Skate Zone last week. But Sh-Rae Marshall only began learning to skate in October, as part of the Art Dorrington Ice Hockey Foundation program for children from low-income families in Atlantic City.
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