Grant Fuhr was once referred to by hockey great Wayne Gretzky as the best goalie to ever play in the National Hockey League. Fuhr achieved a series of firsts as a player and after his career ended, he embraced his role model status. Fuhr was born September 28, 1962 in Spruce Grove, Alberta in Canada. […]
The National Hockey League has seen a resurgence of Black players in recent times and Montreal Canadiens’ defenseman P.K. Subban is emerging as one of the…
Filmmaker Damon Kwame Mason‘s documentary Soul On Ice, chronicles the little known black history facts of the NHL. He talks to the Tom Joyner Morning…
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Tom and the crew open the show talking about the Chicago Blackhawks’ win and the first day of the George Zimmerman trial.
Tom and the crew open the show talking about hockey….say what? Yes, Tom is on the Chicago Blackhawks bandwagon and last night they won in…
http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/entertainment/gossip/26182 You say black men can’t skate? Well, Dustin Byfuglien would prove you wrong. The 25-year-old defenseman for the Atlanta Thrashers is a powerhouse on the ice. Â
VIA: History.Com On January 18, 1958, hockey player Willie O’Ree of the Boston Bruins takes to the ice for a game against the Montreal Canadiens, becoming the first black to play in the National Hockey League (NHL). Born in 1935 in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada, O’Ree was the son of a civil engineer, in one […]
