Willie O'Ree and P.K. Subban On Their Journey to the NHL

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🗓️ 5 June 2023

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Willie O'Ree, the first Black hockey player in the NHL, reflects on how he thrived in the sport despite a severe eye injury and racist backlash and talks about inspiring young athletes. And Pro hockey star P.K. Subban discusses his path from immigrant's son to captain of an NHL All-Star team. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:36.8	My first guest tonight is a hockey legend by the name of Willie O'Rea.
0:41.8	He integrated the sports of hockey by becoming the first black player to compete in the NHL
0:47.7	in 1958, for which he will be awarded the Congressional Gold Medal.
0:52.8	Making sports history and hockey as Jackie Robinson did in baseball, Willie O'Rea of the Boston
0:57.7	Bruins, a native of Frederick, New Brunswick is the first Negro to play in the National
1:02.2	Hockey League.
1:03.2	In his first time out, his team won against the Montreal Canadiens.
1:06.6	In the Bruins dressing room after the game, Gordon Sinclair Jr. FCF pressed through the crowd
1:11.4	for this interview.
1:12.4	It must be quite a exciting thing to get into an NHL game for the Boston Bruins.
1:17.4	What do you feel about it, Dave?
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