African Americans in Hockey: A Discussion of the Origins
January 23, 2007
, 2007
Fosty, co-author of Black Ice: The Lost History of the Colored Hockey League of the Maritimes, 1895-1925, will give a special presentation during this event. Willie O’Ree, the first black player in the National Hockey League, also will be in attendance.
The purpose of this event is to celebrate the history and contributions African-Americans have made to hockey. “Playing innovations used by black hockey teams in the early 1900s directly contributed to the style of hockey we know today,” George Fosty said. “Players like Henry "Braces" Franklyn, a goalie in the late 1800s who did the unimaginable by being the first goalie to adopt the style of going down on the ice to block shots, were innovators of the game.”
For tickets to this luncheon are available by calling 214-565-9026 ext. 315 by Friday, Jan. 19. All proceeds will benefit the African American Museum of Dallas.
Information from the NHL's site
Places to eat:
Drink Specials:
- Cadillac Bar: 3 pm - 7 pm: $1 off beer, wells and margaritas
- Jake's Old Fashioned Hamburgers: 4 pm - 7 pm: $2 domestic bottles, $2 schooners, $2 Cosmos, $2 Appletinis, $3 cocktails / 4 pm - 7 pm: $3 appetizers
- The Ginger Man: 4 pm - 7 pm: $0.50 off pints, $1 off pitchers / 7 pm- 2 am: pint night - buy featured beer, keep the glass
- Uptown Bar & Grill: 2 pm - 7 pm: $2.75 domestics, $4 imports, $3.50 wells / 7 pm - 2 am: $3 house margaritas, $5 top shelf margaritas
- Avanti Restaurant Fountain Place: 5 pm - 7 pm: $2 wells & domestics
