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From YouTube: Willie O'Ree and Street Hockey Rink Dedication - Promo
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Thanks to guys like Willie O'Ree, hockey is a game for everyone. On the 60th anniversary of him breaking the NHL color barrier, former Boston Bruin Willie O'Ree is honored by Mayor Walsh, Bruins CEO Charlie Jacobs, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman and Bruins Foundation Executive Director Bob Sweeney at Legends Club in the TD Garden. The City of Boston Parks and Recreation department will also be dedicating an outdoor street hockey rink at Smith Playground in Brighton in honor of Willie O'Ree.
To watch this event in its entirety, please visit: https://youtu.be/V7pOEM_iLos
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The
larger
message
that
has
allowed
willing
to
carry
is
that
hockey
is
for
everyone,
so
whenever
we
hear
today
we're
here
to
hope
and
to
dedicate
a
rank
to
Willie
O'ree,
and
it
serves
at
a
place
in
our
community
here
in
Massachusetts
in
the
Commonwealth
and
more
specifically
in
Boston
about
the
game
of
hockey
and
really
the
embodiment
of
Willie's
work
as
commitment
to
the
game.
Many.
D
Black
players
have
played
in
the
league
since
Willie
O'ree
have
come
and
skated
for
the
Bruins
and
for
other
teams
around
the
NHL,
so
I
want.
You
understand
the
magnitude
of
what
this
guy
has
done.
To
change
the
sport
of
hockey.
Willie
O'ree
is
a
Boston
legend.
He
broke
new
ground
as
an
athlete,
and
certainly
as
an
ambassador.
E
To
thank
the
City
of
Austin
and
the
the
Boston
Bruin
organization
for
hosting
my
60th
anniversary.
The
two
very
special
things
in
my
life
was
when,
first
of
all,
when
I
broke
into
the
National
Hockey
League
in
19
1958.
The
second
is
when
I
scored
my
first
goal
in
the
National
LOC
National
Hockey
League,
the
goal
that
I
scored
turned
out
to
be
the
winning
goal
and
I
got
a
standing
ovation
from
the
fans
here
in
Boston.
So
thank
you.
So
very
much
Boston
is
a
home
for
me.