NHL Breakout San Diego

Photos from the NHL Breakout in San Diego, back in the day. Photos by Richard Graham.

  1. Willie O'Ree, the first African-American player in the NHL, signs an autograph.

  2. Future marketer in training.

  3. Team prayer.

  4. A player for the Menace heads up rink.

  5. Unsure what the heck is going on here. Warm ups, maybe?

  6. A memory they'll never forget.

  7. A Team Red Star player battles for the puck.

  8. Gus Sanchez, goalie for Team Hyper and a helluva nice guy.

  9. The traditional post-game handshake, hockey's grandest tradition.

  10. A player prepares to take a slapshot.

  11. The Cyclones pose for a picture.

  12. A forward camps out to the side of the net, hoping to put a deflection past the goaltender.

  13. NHL Breakout San Diego, 2001.
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