Echoes in the Rink: The Willie O'Ree Story
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.
- Year: 1998
- Country: Canada
- Genre: Documentary
- Studio: NB Filmmakers Co-op
- Keyword: ice hockey, racism, nhl, black canadian
- Director: Errol Williams
- Cast: Willie O'Ree, John Bucyk, Ferny Flaman, Doug Mohns, Don McKenney, Milt Schmidt