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Canada Willie O'Ree
#20 San Diego Hawks / PHL-Sr. - 78/79
1-time NHL Contribution to U.S. Hockey (Lester Patrick Trophy) 1
Date of Birth
Oct 15, 1935
Position
RW
Age
89
Height
5'10" / 178 cm
Place of Birth
Fredericton, NB, CAN
Weight
181 lbs / 82 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired

@ Dan Hickling

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Willie O'Ree Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1952-53 Fredericton Capitals NBSHL 2* 2* 0* 2* 0* -* |
1953-54 Fredericton Capitals NBSHL 23* 7* 11* 18* 15* -* | Playoffs 18 8 5 13 6 -
1954-55 Québec Frontenacs QJHL-old 43* 27* 17* 44* 41* -* | Playoffs 9 4 3 7 8 -
1955-56 Kitchener Canucks OHA-Jr. 41* 30* 28* 58* 38* -* | Playoffs 8 4 3 7 6 -
1956-57 Québec Aces QHL 68* 22* 12* 34* 80* -* | Playoffs 10 3 3 6 10 -
1957-58 Boston Bruins NHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
Springfield Indians AHL 6* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
Québec Aces QHL 57* 13* 19* 32* 43* -* | Playoffs 9 4 2 6 8 -
1958-59 Québec Aces QHL 56* 9* 21* 30* 74* -* |
1959-60 Kingston Frontenacs EPHL 50* 21* 25* 46* 41* -* |
1960-61 Boston Bruins NHL 43* 4* 10* 14* 26* -* |
Hull-Ottawa Canadiens EPHL 16* 10* 9* 19* 21* -* |
1961-62 Hull-Ottawa Canadiens EPHL 12* 1* 2* 3* 18* -* |
Los Angeles Blades WHL-Sr. 54* 28* 26* 54* 57* -* |
1962-63 Los Angeles Blades WHL-Sr. 64* 25* 26* 51* 41* -* | Playoffs 3 2 3 5 2 -
1963-64 Los Angeles Blades WHL-Sr. 60* 17* 18* 35* 45* -* | Playoffs 12 4 8 12 10 -
1964-65 Los Angeles Blades WHL-Sr. 70* 38* 21* 59* 75* -* |
1965-66 Los Angeles Blades WHL-Sr. 62* 33* 33* 66* 30* -* |
1966-67 Los Angeles Blades WHL-Sr. 68* 34* 26* 60* 58* -* |
1967-68 San Diego Gulls WHL-Sr. 66* 21* 33* 54* 54* -* | Playoffs 7 2 2 4 6 -
1968-69 San Diego Gulls WHL-Sr. 70* 38* 41* 79* 63* -* | Playoffs 7 3 3 6 12 -
1969-70 San Diego Gulls WHL-Sr. 66* 24* 22* 46* 50* -* | Playoffs 6 6 3 9 4 -
1970-71 San Diego Gulls WHL-Sr. 66* 18* 15* 33* 47* -* | Playoffs 6 4 1 5 14 -
1971-72 San Diego Gulls WHL-Sr. 48* 16* 17* 33* 42* -* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 2 -
1972-73 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 50* 21* 24* 45* 41* -* |
San Diego Gulls WHL-Sr. 18* 6* 5* 11* 18* -* | Playoffs 6 1 4 5 2 -
1973-74 San Diego Gulls WHL-Sr. 73* 30* 28* 58* 89* -* | Playoffs 4 3 3 6 0 -
1978-79 San Diego Hawks PHL-Sr. 53* 21* 25* 46* 37* -* |

Willie O'Ree Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1953-54 Fredericton Capitals Allan Cup 7* 7* 5* 12* 4* -* |
1954-55 Québec Frontenacs Memorial Cup 8* 3* 3* 6* 2* -* |
1956-57 Québec Aces Ed-Cup 6* 1* 1* 2* 2* -* |

Willie O'Ree Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 2 56* 21* 24* 45* 0.80* 41* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Allan Cup 1 7* 7* 5* 12* 1.71* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Ed-Cup 1 6* 1* 1* 2* 0.33* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
EPHL 3 78* 32* 36* 68* 0.87* 80* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Memorial Cup 1 8* 3* 3* 6* 0.75* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NBSHL 2 25* 9* 11* 20* 0.80* 15* -* | 1 18 8 * 5 * 13 * 0.72 * 6 * - *
NHL 2 45* 4* 10* 14* 0.31* 26* -* | 0 * * * * * *
OHA-Jr. 1 41* 30* 28* 58* 1.41* 38* -* | 1 8 4 * 3 * 7 * 0.88 * 6 * - *
PHL-Sr. 1 53* 21* 25* 46* 0.87* 37* -* | 0 * * * * * *
QHL 3 181* 44* 52* 96* 0.53* 197* -* | 2 19 7 * 5 * 12 * 0.63 * 18 * - *
QJHL-old 1 43* 27* 17* 44* 1.02* 41* -* | 1 9 4 * 3 * 7 * 0.78 * 8 * - *
WHL-Sr. 13 785* 328* 311* 639* 0.81* 669* -* | 9 55 25 * 28 * 53 * 0.96 * 52 * - *

Willie O'Ree Career Highlights

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Awards by season
Player Biography and Trivia

Number 22 retired by Boston Bruins

Cult/Star player for Boston Bruins

First black player to play in the National Hockey League.