Welcome to the Weekend POU! Who would think that the first pick in the National Hockey League's draft on Sunday might be the 6'4, 208 lb son of a former NBA player? That's right, Seth Jones chose the ice over the courts and is dominating the sport! TORONTO - As 1999 turned to 2000 and both the world and the millennium were about to end, a 5-year-old kid from Denver began … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: Black Ice – Our History In Hockey
African Americans in Hockey
Tuesday Open Thread: Black Ice – Our History In Hockey
Good Morning POU! Today we highlight the Jackie Robinson of the National Hockey League. Willie O'Ree (The following is a reprint of a 2008 USA Today article dedicated to the 50th Anniversary of Willie O'Ree becoming the first African-American to play in the National Hockey League) Willie O'Ree, the first black player in the NHL, has felt the staggering chill of a death … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: Black Ice – Our History In Hockey