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Title: William Eldon O


1
William Eldon ORee
  • By Shannon

2
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.

3
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.

4
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.

5
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.

6
Willies Education
  • Willie went to school in Fredericton for
    Elementary, Junior High and High School. He did
    graduate from High School.

7
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.

8
Timeline
9
Map of Fredericton and Boston
10
  • Trivia
  • Question

11
Trivia Question
  • What is Willies brothers name?

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Trivia Answer
  • Willies brothers name is Richard.
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