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
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Friday Open Thread: Black Ice – Our History In Hockey
TGIF Obots! Today we feature the "Wayne Gretzky of women's hockey." Angela James Angela James, who was dubbed the 'Wayne Gretzky of women's hockey,' was born December 22, 1964 in Toronto, Ontario. James grew up playing road hockey with the boys in her neighbourhood. During that era, it was impossible for Angela to find a women's ice hockey team, so she played on boys' … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: Black Ice – Our History In Hockey
Thursday Open Thread: Black Ice – Our History In Hockey
Good Morning Obots!! I do believe we have what could be the makings of a very good movie with our feature today (not that the others wouldn't make great screen stories as well). Mike Marson A decade and a half after Willie O'Ree broke hockey's color barrier, Mike Marson became just the second black hockey player in National Hockey League history. Marson came along as a … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: Black Ice – Our History In Hockey
Wednesday Open Thread: Black Ice – Our History In Hockey
Happy Hump Day! We continue to look at the history of black hockey players - today we feature Herb Carnegie. Many say that Herb Carnegie was the best player not in the National Hockey League at that time.Herb Carnegie was one-third of what is believed to be the very first all-black line in hockey. Herbie centered his brother Ossie and Manny McIntyre. O'Ree described them as … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: Black Ice – Our History 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