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I desided to choose Willie O'ree, the firsr African American NHL hockey players. || Write topic of slide #1 here The Man who changed pro hockey forever.
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picture cited [] || Write narration for slide #1 here Write exactly what you are going to say forever. He was the man who** How he got into the NHL.
 * Willie O'ree Changed pro hockey
 * caused African Americans to play in the NHL today.** ||
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picture cited [] || **The first step that would eventually come true was when his coach at a Bruins camp said that he could become the first African American NHL hockey player. Next season the roster for the Bruins was being depleted by injory thats when O'ree got the call. He was the first African American NHL hockey player.** || || 3 Willie O'ree's career.
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picture cited [] ||  || How the NHL affected him. || **The NHL did affect his life. It was wasn't easy for a black player. Many of his teamates thought he** from his team. They said not to come to the next game or else. He ended up bringing sucurity from the leauge. The best moment in his career was when he scored the wining goal and got a 2 min. standing ovation from the croud. He was asked to play again for the Bruins next season, but to his suprise, he had not been informed of a trade with the Montreal Canadians.** || How much playing time he got. ||  || Why is he important || **This man was important because he was an African American that was asked to play for many teams dispite his color eaven though they may have not been NHL teams. The best part was that he had no trobles at hotels and restrants. He was also accepted by his team mates. Sadly he no longer plays Hockey or any skating. One of his legs got worn down, but his legend is strong.** || African American Hockey today ||  || || 8 Were is he today.
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 * didn't belong there. No mater what they said he kept playing. I believe that the biggest threat was
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picture sited [] || **Today he lives and works in San Diego. Because of this he had a knee replacement. He does go and see hockey games now and again. He also resently celibrated his 50th aniversery of his NHL career. I remember seeing him at the allstar game on TV. He was awarded a glass stick for being the first African American in the NHL.** ||
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