Willie O'Ree.
He made his NHL debut with the Boston Bruins on January 18th, 1958,
The first black player in the NHL was Willie O'Ree. He played for the Boston Bruins.
willie o'ree was the first black in the nhl. he played 4 the Boston bruins in 1957. jillian b. wrote this
Willie O'Ree was the first black player to play in the NHL.
Willie O'ree for the Boston Bruins in 1958.
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A photo gallery with stats for evey black player who has been drafted by or played in the NHL is the Black Hockey Players Wall of Fame.
There have been 6 black players play for the New York Rangers On Dec. 23 1998 Rumun Ndur became the first black player to play in an NHL game for the Rangers. Art Dorrington became the first black player to sign a contract with an NHL team when he signed with the Rangers in 1950 but never made it to the NHL. The other 5 black players in order of first appearance are: Jason Doig, Sandy McCarthy (yes he's black), Anson Carter, Kevin Weekes and Nigel Dawes
Frank Nighbor was the first NHL MVP, in the 1923 - 1924 season.
Willie O'ree
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yes there are! Emery (goal) for the flyers is black
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