William Eldon O

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William Eldon ORee

• By Shannon

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Willie ORees Childhood

• Willie ORee was born October
  15,1935,Fredericton,New Brunswick. He had a
  brother named Richard, who was a good athlete,
  his mother Rosebud and his father was a mechanic.
  He learned to skate at age 3 and played in a
  league at age 5. To learn to skate, his father
  would take the hose in the winter and spray the
  ground so he could skate.

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Willies Familys Life

• Willies brother Richard was the older one
  of the two. His mother was a stay at home mom and
  his dad was a mechanic. Richard taught Willie how
  to play sports like baseball, hockey ectRichard
  played lots of sports.

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Willies Home Town

• Willies home town is Fredericton, New
  Brunswick. He doesnt live there anymore but he
  still visits his friends there every once in a
  while. They named a rink after him and its called
  the Willie ORee place. Its is located in
  Fredericton.

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Willies Career

• As Willie got older, he played in minor
  hockey. Then one day the Boston Bruins offered
  for him to come and replace an injured player. He
  played two games both against the Montreal
  Canadians. Then he went back to minor. They
  called him again in 1960-61 playing 43 games.
  Again, he was back to minor. In the minor hockey
  for several teams including the Ottawa Hulls, the
  Las Angles blades and for the PHL(Proffesional
  Hockey League) the San Diego Gulls.

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Willies Education

• Willie went to school in Fredericton for
  Elementary, Junior High and High School. He did
  graduate from High School.

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What Willie Does Today

• In 1998, Willie became the Director of
  Youth Development for the NHL/USA Hockey
  Diversity Task Force. Unfortunately, he today he
  is 95 blind in his right eye. While playing for
  the Bruins, a puck hit all around there and
  destroyed the retina and broke his nose.

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Timeline
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Map of Fredericton and Boston
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• Trivia
• Question

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Trivia Question

• What is Willies brothers name?

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Trivia Answer

• Willies brothers name is Richard.