On January 18, 1981, Grant Fuhr became the first Black player to be drafted in the first round of the National Hockey League (NHL) Draft. Selected by the Edmonton Oilers, Fuhr would go on to have a Hall of Fame career as a goaltender, becoming a five-time Stanley Cup champion and the first Black player inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.
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