Echoes in the Rink: The Willie O'Ree Story
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.
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- Cast
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Echoes in the Rink: The Willie O'Ree Story
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
Status
Released
Release Date
Sep 16, 1998
Runtime
0h 26m
Genres
Documentary
Original Title
Echoes in the Rink: The Willie O'Ree Story
Production Companies
NB Filmmakers Co-op
Director
Errol Williams
Description
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.
