It’s been 67 years since Willie O’Ree became the first black player in the NHL when he made his debut with the Boston Bruins ...
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Today in Sports, January 18 - Pittsburgh Steelers win the Super Bowl for second straight year, Lynn Swann is MVP ...
The Cincinnati Royals’ 22-year-old rookie sensation, Oscar Robertson, becomes the youngest player to receive NBA All-Star MVP honors. Robertson scores 23 points and hands out 14 ...
That was the message to city council from the Ontario Fire Marshal’s Office in January 1958. The report said Cornwall lagged far behind other Ontario fire departments when it came to manpower and ...
Abercrombie went on to play in the Federal Hockey League, a minor professional circuit, and from there coached at multiple ...
This has changed somewhat since the various playoff systems have been installed. Other minor bowl games are played in the ...
1961 — Boston Bruins rookie Willie O’Ree, the first black player in NHL history, scores his first goal in a 3-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens at Boston Garden. 1971 — Notre Dame ends Texas ...
As it happened, Willie O'Ree from Fredericton was that memorable ... His dream was realized when he had a two-game cup of coffee with the Boston Bruins, but that wasn't enough.
GLENDALE, Ariz.— Penn State defenders clogged every hole, stretched out every outside run, closed with ferocity. Everywhere that Ashton Jeanty turned, he ran into Nittany Lions. The Heisman ...