HUGE IMPACT

Vol. 34 / Issue 07 - November 14, 1980

BY SAM MCCAIG

WILLIE O’REE MADE history as the first Black player in the NHL in 1958, but it wasn’t until 1980 that Tony McKegney became the first Black player to be featured as the main star on the cover of THN. McKegney, 22, was just the fourth Black player to make the NHL, joining the trailblazing O’Ree as well as Mike Marson and Bill Riley (both of whom played in the NHL from 1974 to 1979). McKegney, however, was the first Black player to attain NHL stardom. McKegney, who the Buffalo Sabres drafted 32nd overall in 1978 and who made his NHL debut in ’78-79 at 20, was the first Black player to record a 40-goal season – in 1987-88 with the St. Louis Blues – and ended his career with 320 goals…

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