Documentary · Canada · 1998 · 26m

Echoes in the Rink: The Willie O'Ree Story

Echoes in the Rink: The Willie O'Ree Story poster
Director
Errol Williams
Cast
Willie O'Ree as Self John Bucyk as Self Ferny Flaman as Self Doug Mohns as Self Don McKenney as Self Milt Schmidt as Self
Crew
Chris Campbell — Editor
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
ice hockeyracismnhlblack canadian
Key Collaborators
Errol Williams Director Chris Campbell Editor
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