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Canada Post is issuing a stamp to honour Willie O’Ree, the NHL’s first Black player, who is scheduled to be in attendance when the stamp is unveiled Saturday in Edmonton as part of the Heritage Classic festivities. The stamp will be officially issued Monday. CBC | Sports News

Willie O’Ree, the first black player in NHL history who was in Ottawa on Monday as part of the NHL’s Black History Month Tour, is hopeful that one day sport will be free of racism and bigotry, but thinks it’s still a long way off. CBC | Sports News