Echoes in the Rink: The Willie O'Ree Story
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Overview
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.
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Budget
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Revenue
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Runtime
26 min
Release Date
1998-09-16
Status
Released
Original Language
English
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Willie O'Ree
Self
John Bucyk
Self
Ferny Flaman
Self
Doug Mohns
Self
Don McKenney
Self
Milt Schmidt
Self
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