Openly gay hockey players in the nhl

Prokop has been playing with the Milwaukee Admirals on and off since Some players displayed rainbow pride tape on their hockey sticks, while the team sold rainbow cow bells and merchandise. No corporate filter. No paywall. But there is hope. They’ve had two openly gay active players () When Luke Prokop came out inhe became the NHL’s first openly queer prospect player.

Email This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. No agenda. Inhe became the first openly gay player under contract with an NHL team. PrideFest Milwaukee is taking place Thursday through Sunday. But Takach believes Prokop will be the first athlete to serve as the grand marshal for any pride parade in the city.

When Luke Prokop was in the sixth grade, he was asked what he wanted to be when he grew up. On Sunday, Prokop, 23, will serve as the Grand Marshal in Milwaukee’s Pride Parade, an event expected to draw thousands of people. The parade is Sunday beginning at p.

A player in the National Hockey League. No openly gay player has ever skated in the NHL. The league says it is welcoming to gay players, but its ban on Pride jerseys says otherwise. When he was 5, he picked up a hockey stick for the first time.

Prokop grew up playing the sport on outdoor rinks in Canada. Joining the team are forwards Matt Brown and Trevor Janicke along with d-men Mats Lindgren and Luke Prokop. In Julyhe made an Instagram post where he officially came out. The Bakersfield Condors, AHL affiliate of the Edmonton Oilers, announced that they have signed four players to one-year, two-way American Hockey League (AHL) contracts for the season.

Prokop said he also made the decision as an encouragement for younger athletes who are unsure about coming out. Inhe became the first openly gay player under contract with an NHL team. He said he also had the support of the league and of the Nashville Predators organization.

Prokop, a native of Edmonton, Alberta, has been ice skating since he was 4 years old. His response? The NHL stands alone among the Big 4 men's pro team sports with no out gay players, active or retired, in history.