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New Brunswick’s Willie O’Ree Says Having Bruins Retire Jersey An Honour

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Willie O’Ree has experienced many honours during his lifetime, from breaking the NHL’s color barrier in 1958 with the Boston Bruins to being inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2018.

But the 86-year-old says having his No. 22 jersey retired in Boston on Tuesday will rank right up there near the top. “It was something that I’ve never dreamed of,” O’Ree said in a phone interview Monday. “I was very fortunate to be called up to the Bruins in 1958 and played with them ’60 and ’61.

And then all of a sudden, to find out that my jersey is going to be retired and to hang in the rafters there with the local icons and legends that are up there at the present time — it’s just simply amazing.” O’Ree became the NHL’s first Black player on Jan.

18, 1958, when he suited up against the Montreal Canadiens. He’s the 12th player in Bruins history to have his number raised to the rafters.

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