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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:
Mike Marson and Bill Riley (the third black player in the NHL) were also the first two black players to play in an NHL game together. [19] They both played for the Capitals. Tony McKegney is a black Canadian, drafted by the Buffalo Sabres 32nd overall in 1979. Played in the NHL for Buffalo Sabres, Quebec Nordiques, Minnesota North Stars, New ...
On January 18, 1958, Willie O'Ree became the first Black Canadian to play in the NHL. Playing with the Boston Bruins, he was also the first NHL player of African descent. [13] Val James was the first African American player to play in the NHL, called up by the Buffalo Sabres in 1982. [14]
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.
Seven current or former black NHL players formed the Hockey Diversity Alliance on Monday, creating another avenue to fight racism and intolerance in the sport. Akim Aliu, whose story of racism in ...
In 2020, less than 5% of the National Hockey League (NHL) players are black or of mixed black heritage. [21] NCAA sports have mirrored the trends present in American professional sports. During the 2005–2006 season, black males comprised 46.9 percent of NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) and 58.9 percent of NCAA Division I basketball. [22]
Pages in category "Black ice hockey players" ... Black players in ice hockey; List of black NHL players; B. Pierre-Édouard Bellemare; G. Carl Gustafsson (hockey) H.
List of players with eight or more points in an NHL game; List of NHL players with 50-goal seasons; List of NHL players with 100-point seasons; List of NHL goaltenders with 300 wins; List of NHL players with 500 consecutive games played; List of NHL players with 500 goals; List of NHL players with 1,000 games played; List of NHL players with ...