Black Hockey History Tour mobile museum stops in DC

FOX 5’s Mike Thomas spoke with Willie O'Ree, the NHL’s first black player, as the Black Hockey History Tour mobile museum.

WASHINGTON - A unique look and celebration of the National Hockey League’s trailblazing African-American players has rolled into the nation’s capital.

The Black Hockey History Tour mobile museum is in the District as part of a 14 city tour across North America.

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Pioneers of black hockey history celebrated at NHL’s mobile museum

FOX 5’s Mike Thomas spoke with Willie O'Ree, the NHL’s first black player, as the Black Hockey History Tour mobile museum.

As part of its D.C. stop, the museum will feature a Washington Capitals locker room, milestones celebrating achievements in black hockey history and artifacts from the game.

The museum is parked near the Embassy of Canada at 501 Pennsylvania Avenue in Northwest, D.C.

You can visit the museum on January 13 from 11 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. and January 14 from 11 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Black Hockey History Tour mobile museum is celebration of African-Americans in NHL

FOX 5’s Mike Thomas spoke with Kwame Mason, content creator and co-curator of the Black Hockey History Tour mobile museum.