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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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