Black Fact = 1950 (November 15) – First Black to Play In Organized Hockey.Signing with the Atlantic City Seagulls of the Eastern Amateur League on this day made Arthur Dorrington the first Black to play organized hockey.Arthur Dorrington, a native of Nova Scotia, served with the U.S. Army and after service, signed with one of the New York Rangers farm clubs in 1950. He chose instead to play for the Atlantic City Seagulls of the Eastern League, leading them to a league championship in 1951.
After a career-ending injury, he built a second profession as an officer in the Atlantic County Sheriff’s Department. #theraydiotwins
