Echoes in the Rink: The Willie O'Ree Story
MovieTitle | Echoes in the Rink: The Willie O'Ree Story |
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Release date | Sep 16, 1998 |
Genre | Documentary |
Director | Errol Williams |
Production country | Canada |
Production companies | NB Filmmakers Co-op |
Run time | 26 min. |
Echoes in the Rink: The Willie O'Ree Story is a documentary on the triumphal life story of the first Black player in the National Hockey League. Like Jackie Robinson in professional baseball, O'Ree faced many obstacles to achieving his dream; but unlike Robinson, his achievement would go unnoticed for forty years.