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Born: Oct. 15, 1935, in Fredericton, N.B. Appeared in more than 1,000 games from the NHL to the minors ... He was named winner of the NHL’s Lester Patrick Trophy in 2003 for assisting hockey’s development in the U.S. and received the Order of Canada in 2008 ... Was working at a hotel in San Diego when approached in 1998 by the NHL diversity committee to head its efforts to spread the message of inclusion in the game ... O’Ree’s No. 22 sweater from his Boston days turned up earlier this year at TD Garden thanks to an arena worker from the Garden era and was presented to him.