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Willie ORee bio page NHLcom NHL Community Welcome PROFILE ACCOUNT SIGN OUT USERNAME or EMAILPASSWORDFORGOT YOUR USERNAME OR PASSWORDSIGN IN REGISTER SCORES LEAGUE SCORES NHL GAMECENTER LIVE SCHEDULE TODAY BY WEEK BY MONTH BY SEASON STANDINGS DIVISION CONFERENCE LEAGUE VS EAST VS WEST 2009 PRESEASON STATS LEAGUE LEADERS INDIVIDUALS TEAMS GAMEBYGAME CAREER SHOOTOUTS 2009 PRESEASON TEAMS Chicago Blackhawks Columbus Blue Jackets Detroit Red Wings Nashville Predators St Louis Blues Calgary Flames Colorado Avalanche Edmonton Oilers Minnesota Wild Vancouver Canucks Anaheim Ducks Dallas Stars Los Angeles Kings Phoenix Coyotes San Jose Sharks New Jersey Devils New York Islanders New York Rangers Philadelphia Flyers Pittsburgh Penguins Boston Bruins Buffalo Sabres Montreal Canadiens Ottawa Senators Toronto Maple Leafs Atlanta Thrashers Carolina Hurricanes Florida Panthers Tampa Bay Lightning Washington Capitals PLAYERS SEARCH PLAYERS ROOKIES DRAFT HISTORY NEWS HEADLINES FEATURES NHL WINTER CLASSIC 2010 WINTER OLYMPICS NHL ENTRY DRAFT NHL AWARDS STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS NHL ALLSTAR GAME HOCKEYS FINEST ALL NEWS STORIES NOUVELLES EN FRANAIS FANTASY PLAY FANTASY HOCKEY 09 VIDEO LIVE GAME VIDEO NHL NETWORK PHOTOS FANS NHL FANS NHL ON FACEBOOK NHL ON TWITTER NHL ON YOUTUBE NHL TOOLBARS SATURDAYNHLPICKS NHL TWITTER LISTS NHL TWEETMIXX MOBILE TICKETS NHL TICKETS BUY AND SELL NHL TICKETS SHOP SHOPNHLCOM AUCTIONS JERSEYS MEN WOMEN KIDS NYC NHL STORE William (Willie) OReeDirector of Youth DevelopmentWillie ORee is the National Hockey Leagues Director of Youth Development and ambassador for NHL Diversity a post he has held since January 1998 On January 18 1958 playing for the Boston Bruins against the Montreal Canadiens he became the first black person to play in the NHL an extraordinary event that paved the way for future players of diverse ethnic and economic backgrounds ORee played 45 games with the Bruins from 195861 His long professional career spanned 21 seasons mostly in the Western Hockey League (WHL) with the Los Angeles Blades and the San Diego Gulls ORee played his entire professional career blind in one eye As Director of Youth Development ORee has helped the NHL Diversity program expose more than 40000 boys and girls of diverse backgrounds to unique hockey experiences Over the past decade ORee has traveled thousands of miles across North America helping to establish 39 local grassroots hockey programs all geared towards serving economically disadvantaged youth While advocating strongly that Hockey is for Everyone ORee stresses the importance of essential life skills education and the core values of hockey which are commitment perseverance and teamwork ...