Echoes in the Rink: The Willie O'Ree Story

1998-09-1626m14+

Echoes in the Rink: The Willie O'Ree Story is a documentary on the triumphal life story of the first Black player in the National Hockey League. Like Jackie Robinson in professional baseball, O'Ree faced many obstacles to achieving his dream; but unlike Robinson, his achievement would go unnoticed for forty years.

Cast:Willie O'Ree, John Bucyk, Ferny Flaman, Doug Mohns, Don McKenney, Milt Schmidt,

Genre:Documentary,

country:Canada,

Production:NB Filmmakers Co-op,

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