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A fan taunted one of the National Hockey Leagues few black players by throwing a banana peel at the player during a shootout attempt in a preseason game last week. The player, Philadelphia Flyers Wayne Simmonds, said he wasn’t shocked by the banana peel that came from the top level and landed right in front […]

Dustin Byfuglien looks around the Atlanta Thrashers locker room and sees something unusual. A bunch of guys who look like him. “The way we look at it, we’re not any different than any other team. It’s just the color of our skin that makes us different,” Atlanta’s all-star defenseman said. “But we do joke around […]

VIA:  History.Com On January 18, 1958, hockey player Willie O’Ree of the Boston Bruins takes to the ice for a game against the Montreal Canadiens, becoming the first black to play in the National Hockey League (NHL). Born in 1935 in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada, O’Ree was the son of a civil engineer, in one […]

Black History Month

On January 18, 1958 the first African American played for the NHL. Read the story of Willie O'Ree here.

Atlanta, Photos

Atlanta Thrashers rookie Evander Kane was selected fourth overall in the NHL Entry draft, and at only 18 years of age, he is one of the youngest players on the Thrashers roster. Named after Atlanta boxing legend Evander Holyfield, it’s only right that Kane launches his career in Atlanta. The Versus network is chronicling Kane’s […]