-- A personal glimpse into the life of Willie O'Ree, a hockey pioneer whose career left an indelible mark on the National Hockey League. Recounting his early years playing in Fredericton, New Brunswick to his ground-breaking year with the Boston Bruins, Willie experienced both personal triumphs and setbacks. -- An inspirational stow about a man who persisted and succeeded against all odds. -- His stow packs tremendous social and historical significance. Yet Willie O'Ree remains humble about his accomplishments. Hockey, then ...
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-- A personal glimpse into the life of Willie O'Ree, a hockey pioneer whose career left an indelible mark on the National Hockey League. Recounting his early years playing in Fredericton, New Brunswick to his ground-breaking year with the Boston Bruins, Willie experienced both personal triumphs and setbacks. -- An inspirational stow about a man who persisted and succeeded against all odds. -- His stow packs tremendous social and historical significance. Yet Willie O'Ree remains humble about his accomplishments. Hockey, then and now, is his passion. Today his mission isa to bring hockey to inner-city minority kids. -- The book will feature an 8-page black-and-white photographic insert.
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