’Powerful contribution’ to hockey celebrated ahead of O’Ree’s 90th birthday | TheAHL.com
by AHL PR October 8, 2025October 8, 2025 Willie O’Ree, the first Black player in both the AHL and the NHL, was honored in San Diego this week by some of the players who followed him through that door at a celebration ahead of his 90th birthday. Tagged: AHL