Willie O'Ree, the first Black player to appear in an NHL game, finally had his No. 22 retired by the Boston Bruins on Tuesday night. "From a young age, my heart and my mind were set on making it ...

Willie O’Ree, who broke the NHL’s color barrier, is set have his jersey retired by the Boston Bruins. O’Ree will have his No. 22 jersey honored prior to the Bruins’ Feb. 18 game against ...

The National Hockey League’s Boston Bruins will retire the jersey of Willie O’Ree, who broke the NHL’s color barrier with Boston in 1958 as the first Black hockey player in the league.