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  2. List of black NHL players - Wikipedia

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    Black NHL players Nat. Name Birthplace Pos Seasons Teams Played Ethnicity Ref Akim Aliu: Okene, Nigeria: RW: 2011–2013: CGY: Nigerian-Ukrainian [1]Darren Archibald: Newmarket, ON: RW

  3. Black players in ice hockey - Wikipedia

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    The Coloured Hockey League of the Maritimes began in 1895, as an initiative of black Baptist churches in Nova Scotia. [1] The aim was to increase and retain male membership. The league consisted of teams from Halifax, Africville, Hammond's Plains, Dartmouth, Truro, Amherst, and Charlottetown, P.E.I. [1] All games were on an invitational basis with the trophy still residing in a private home in ...

  4. Willie O'Ree - Wikipedia

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    William Eldon O'Ree CM ONB (born October 15, 1935) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player from Fredericton, New Brunswick.He is widely recognized for being the first black player in the National Hockey League (NHL), playing as a winger for the Boston Bruins.

  5. List of NHL players - Wikipedia

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    List of New York Rangers players; List of Ottawa Senators players; List of Philadelphia Flyers players; List of Pittsburgh Penguins players; List of San Jose Sharks players; List of Seattle Kraken players; List of St. Louis Blues players; List of Tampa Bay Lightning players; List of Toronto Maple Leafs players; List of Utah Hockey Club players

  6. Grant Fuhr - Wikipedia

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    He was a six-time NHL All-Star and, in 2003, was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. In 2017, Fuhr was named one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players in history. [1] [2] He set a number of firsts for black ice hockey players in the NHL, including being the first to win the Stanley Cup and being the first inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. [3]

  7. NHL: O'Ree, NHL's first Black player, to have number retired ...

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    O'Ree, who entered the NHL a decade after Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in baseball, faced racial slurs when he made his debut with the Bruins but paved the way for players of diverse ...

  8. Race and ethnicity in the NHL - Wikipedia

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    Val James was the first African American player to play in the NHL, called up by the Buffalo Sabres in 1982. [14] His stints with the Buffalo Sabres and Toronto Maple Leafs were short-lived and he eventually retired in 1987 due to injury. [14] The number of black NHL players was 26 by the end of the 20th century and sat at 32 in 2016. [9]

  9. List of National Hockey League retired numbers - Wikipedia

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    Wayne Gretzky's #99 was retired league-wide in 2000 [1]. This is a complete list of numbers retired by the National Hockey League (NHL).A retired number is a jersey number that is taken out of circulation by a team as a way of honouring a former member of that team who wore that number; after the number's retirement, members of that team are not permitted to wear the number on their jerseys ...