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1 of 6. Val James was a minor hockey league sensation. — AP File Photo. Val James played four games for the Toronto Maple Leafs during the 1986-87 season. Willie O’Ree, the first Black man to...
Feb 3, 2015 · Val James was the first black American in the NHL. The story of what he went through to get there is heartbreaking. SS. by Smriti Sinha. February 3, 2015, 5:35am. Snap. Art by Nate James. "Hey ...
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Apr 6, 2015 · Though Canadian Willie O’Ree became the first black man to play in the NHL in 1958, Val James became the first African-American to play in the league in 1977 when he was drafted by the Detroit Red Wings.
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Nov 1, 2021 · November 1, 2021 by Jordan Jacklin. On Nov 1st, 1981, barriers were broken and new pathways formed as Val James became the first African-American to play in the NHL. The Buffalo Sabres played...
Jan 30, 2015 · Hockey wasn’t easy for Val James – from picking up the game as a young Long Island rink rat, to literally fighting his way through the minor leagues, to trading punches with some of the toughest enforcers in the National Hockey League. But for James, the NHL’s first American-born black player, the roughest opponents often weren’t on the ...
Feb 4, 2015 · Michelle Siu for The New York Times. By Pat Borzi. Feb. 3, 2015. NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario — A little more than a year ago, the former N.H.L. player Val James handed his wife, Ina, the first draft...
Feb 19, 2015 · Val James became the first African American player in the NHL when he took to the ice with the Buffalo Sabres in 1982, and in 1987 he became the first black player of any nationality to skate for the Toronto Maple Leafs.
