NHL reveals Brar, Briggs-Blake, Haferman as finalists for Willie O’Ree Award

Fans pose below the NHL league logo at a display outside Falcon Stadium before an NHL Stadium Series outdoor hockey game between the Los Angeles Kings and Colorado Avalanche, at Air Force Academy, Colo. (David Zalubowski/AP)

Dampy Brar of Apna Hockey, Alexandria Briggs-Blake of Tucker Road Ducks Hockey and John Haferman of the Columbus Ice Hockey Club are the three finalists for the 2019-20 Willie O’Ree Community Hero Award.

The award is presented annually to “an individual who – through the game of hockey – has positively impacted his or her community, culture or society.”

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