2019Winner
Best Performance
Willie
Willie O'Ree
Actor
October 15, 1935
Biography
Willie Eldon O'Ree, CM ONB (born October 15, 1935) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player, best known for being the first black player in the National Hockey League. O'Ree played as a winger for the Boston Bruins. O'Ree is referred to as the "Jackie Robinson of ice hockey" for breaking the black colour barrier in the sport,[1] and has stated publicly that he had met Jackie Robinson when he was younger. [2][3] He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in November 2018.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2015Nominee
Best Performance
Spike Lee's Lil' Joints: The Ice Breaker
2023Nominee
Best Performance
Black Ice
Career Highlights
2017Highlight
Best Performance
Soul on Ice: Past, Present and Future
1998Highlight
Best Performance
Echoes in the Rink: The Willie O'Ree Story
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Willie
Black Ice
Soul on Ice: Past, Present and Future