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NHL diversity pioneer sees league ‘working in the right direction’

Willie O’Ree, who will join the Hockey Hall of Fame next month, is helping lead the effort to make the game more affordable and accessible to youth.

getty images I n 1958, Willie O’Ree skated onto the ice at the Montreal Forum wearing a Boston Bruins sweater for a game versus the Canadiens. It was in that moment that he broke the color barrier in the NHL, making it the last of the big four North American leagues to integrate. &n...

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