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NHL Opens Nominations for 2021-22 Willie O’Ree Community Hero Award Presented by MassMutual

The Boston Bruins officially retired his No. 22 jersey

A winner will be chosen and introduced during the NHL Awards ceremony in JuneNational Hockey League/MassMutual
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The National Hockey League opened nominations for the 2021-22 Willie O’Ree Community Hero Award Presented by MassMutual through Feb. 6.

The award recognizes an individual who positively impacted his or her community, culture or society via the sport of hockey, and it honors Willie O’Ree, who became the league’s first Black player when he took the ice for the Boston Bruins Jan. 18, 1958.

The Bruins officially retired O’Ree’s No. 22 jersey Tuesday night.

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