Arthur Dorrington became the first Black athlete to sign a professional hockey contract when he joined the Atlantic City Sea Gulls of the Eastern Hockey League. Though he never made it to the NHL, Dorrington broke racial barriers in a sport with few players of color at the time. After retiring, he devoted his life to community work and founded the Arthur Dorrington Ice Hockey Foundation to help underprivileged youth in Atlantic City.
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