Atlantic City Mayor Lorenzo Langford proclaimed last Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, as Art Dorrington Day in honor of Boardwalk Hall’s ice rink being named after the local ice hockey legend.
Art Dorrington
Atlantic City Mayor Lorenzo Langford proclaimed last Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, as Art Dorrington Day in honor of Boardwalk Hall’s ice rink being named after the local ice hockey legend.
Accompanied by his daughter, Dorrie “Judah” Dorrington, Mr. Dorrington sat facing a host of family, friends and supporters while he waited for the ice rink signage to be unveiled.
It was really like a family reunion with Judah’s old childhood friends, her dad’s buddies and their neighbors there to share the momentous occasion.
After Jeff Vasser, president of the Atlantic City Visitors and Convention Authority (ACCVA) spoke, N.J. Senator Jim Whelan said, “It’s not that Art can’t say no to anything that has to do with ice hockey. It’s that Art can’t say no to anything that has to do with our youth.”
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Judah was speechless with pride, and thanked everyone for giving her father “his flowers while he can still see them.”
Then, Mr. Dorrington expressed overwhelming gratitude, honor and pleasure to see such a day come true and remembered his wife, Dorothea, who helped him learn to walk again after a broken leg while teaching Judah to walk at the same time.
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Also in attendance was Willie O’Ree (pictured with Bruins uniform), another African-American hockey player, who was visiting from the National Hockey Association’s urban outreach initiative to help with the clinic that afternoon.
About 20 youngsters skated onto the ice to honor Mr. Dorrington before they completed drills with their coaches for the rest of the afternoon.
Community Updates
1. Parent Resource Centers are available at every Atlantic City public school to provide assistance, resources and all types of classes for parents of school-age children, free of charge.
2. The Atlantic City-D.C. Connection Mardi Gras scholarship fundraising ball will be held this year on Saturday, Feb. 25, at the Soldiers’ Home. Scholarship applications are now available at atlanticcitydcconnection.org. The earlier you apply, the better.
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1. Quanda B said... on Feb 7, 2012 at 05:18PM
“Great Article. I had never know anything much about the Art Dorrington Ice Rank . Reading this article allowed me to open up and learn more about the legends in ice hockey.”