Tom Polakis
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During a break in the Sabres game, there was an interview with Willie O'Ree, the first black NHL player. He entered the league in 1958, and played 21 years of professional (mostly minor league) hockey, despite being blind in one eye. After the game, there was a short Q&A with O'Ree and filmmaker Kwame Mason, who produced "Soul On Ice", a full-length documentary about black hockey players. They followed this with a screening of the film.
Feel free to gloss over the following rant. The Coyotes crew did their usual worst at promoting the event, resulting in less than a hundred people sticking around. We asked our usher, who did his best, but had no idea where we were supposed to go. During the film, they just couldn't wait to run the loud Zambonis over the ice, with the drivers oblivious to what was going on. It's another in a series of examples of things that couldn't have been handled much less professionally. Starts at the top, as they say.
Feel free to gloss over the following rant. The Coyotes crew did their usual worst at promoting the event, resulting in less than a hundred people sticking around. We asked our usher, who did his best, but had no idea where we were supposed to go. During the film, they just couldn't wait to run the loud Zambonis over the ice, with the drivers oblivious to what was going on. It's another in a series of examples of things that couldn't have been handled much less professionally. Starts at the top, as they say.