Echoes in the Rink: The Willie O'Ree Story Poster

Echoes in the Rink: The Willie O'Ree Story 1998

26 minπŸ“… 1998-09-16

Overview

Echoes in the Rink: The Willie O'Ree Story is a documentary on the triumphal life story of the first Black player in the National Hockey League. Like Jackie Robinson in professional baseball, O'Ree faced many obstacles to achieving his dream; but unlike Robinson, his achievement would go unnoticed for forty years.

Director: Errol Williams

Cast

Willie O'Ree
Willie O'Ree
Self
John Bucyk
Self
Ferny Flaman
Self
Doug Mohns
Self
Don McKenney
Self
Milt Schmidt
Self