Openly gay nhl players

The Edmonton native was taken in the third round (#73 overall) of the NHL Draft by Nashville. You may recall that Prokop became the first openly gay player in the NHL when he came out in While he technically hasn't played an NHL game, he was under NHL contract with the Nashville Predators when he made his announcement on social media. He is still very much a part-time player but already has been in twice as many Admirals games as all of last year. And on Saturday night, Prokop scored his first AHL goal. Prokop also is looking forward to Wednesday, when the Admirals host their annual Pride Night for a game against the Texas Stars.

Many gay male hockey players and officials came out on Outsports this year. Together, they’re making the sport’s atavistic culture more inclusive. Just over three years ago, I wrote a piece for The Hockey Writers that argued an inclusive NHL was waiting with open arms to welcome its first openly gay player. So, in that time has one managed to crack an NHL lineup and has the NHL become more welcoming to gay players living out in the open? Related: An Inclusive NHL Awaits its First Openly Gay Player.

In , he became the first openly gay player under contract with an NHL team. On Sunday, Prokop, 23, will serve as the Grand Marshal in Milwaukee’s Pride Parade, an event expected to draw thousands of people. When Luke Prokop was in the sixth grade, he was asked what he wanted to be when he grew up. Get trustworthy reporting and unique local stories from WPR delivered directly to your inbox. In , he became the first openly gay player under contract with an NHL team.

They’ve had two openly gay active players () When Luke Prokop came out in , he became the NHL’s first openly queer prospect player. The day Luke Prokop shook the hockey world by coming out , he needed to get away. It was July 21, , and the right-shot defenseman had just become the first openly gay hockey player under an NHL contract. His nerves were fried.