Hockey Legends: Willie O'Ree

Willie O’Ree was a very important player for the Boston Bruins. He broke barriers as the first Black player in the NHL, and his twenty-one-year career was filled with hundreds of goals and tons of successes. He built his legacy game by game, working hard to make hockey a better and more inclusive sport than before. Nothing was ever going to stop Willie from achieving his dreams.

About The Hockey Legends series:

Follow the exciting journeys of hockey’s greatest stars as they make history on and off the ice – from learning how to skate to battling it out against the toughest opponents in sold-out arenas.

Millie Godwin is a writer and editor. She studied Creative Writing and English Literature at London Metropolitan University, where she discovered her love for children’s literature. When she isn’t getting lost in a story, she enjoys cuddling up with her dogs to watch all kinds of sport.