OUR WILLIE O'REE AWARD NOMINEE, KAREN OTA-O'BRIEN!

Karen Ota-O’Brien (Coconut Creek, Florida) is founder of the South Florida Women’s Hockey Program, the Lucky Pucks Hockey Club and co-founder and current President of the Florida Women's Hockey League (FWHL). Karen has worked faithfully for almost three decades to establish women’s hockey in Florida, creating a community where women of all ages and backgrounds feel safe, included and empowered on and off the ice.