NEW YORK — The NHL has announced the six finalists for the Willie O'Ree Community Hero Award.
The award is given to the "individual who, through the sport of hockey, has positively impacted their community, culture, or society."Â
The winners -- one from Canada and one from the U.S. -- will be announced in June.
91Ô´´'s Mark Burgin, Toronto's Mark DeMontis and Hamilton's Allen Hierlihy are the three 91Ô´´ finalists.Â
Jerry DeVaul of Colorado Springs, Colo., Kelsey McGuire of Philadelphia and Estela Rivas-Bryant of El Segundo, Calif., are the three American finalists.
This report by The 91Ô´´ Press was first published May 6, 2024.
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