The National Hockey League doubled up on its annual Willie O’Ree Community Hero Award, opening up nominations for the 2023 Willie O’Ree Community Hero Award in the U.S. and the Willie O’Ree Community Hero Award Presented by Hyundai in Canada.
The awards are aimed are recognizing individuals who positively impacted their community, culture or society through the sport of hockey, and nominations will be open through Feb. 5 at 11:59 p.m. ET.
The league said the awards honor former NHL forward Willie O’Ree, who became the first Black player in the NHL when he took the ice for the Boston Bruins Jan.
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