Honoring O’Ree
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One Big Thing: Honoring O’Ree
What’s Happening: On Monday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Boston Bruins retired the No. 22 jersey of Willie O’Ree, the legendary Hall of Famer who became the first Black hockey player in the NHL in 1958. The jersey will hang in the rafters of the Bruins’ TD Garden Arena.