Are there any gay hockey players
2 NHL players are out to friends and family
Does anyone know who the two guys being described in this article are?:
One of the players, who is bi, is out to a number of people including an previous lover girlfriend, some friends of his, and a couple other hockey players who he is close with. Even telling those people was a difficult step for him, but he feels good about it and I think he should be proud of himself for that. He is considering going widespread at some point, but would need to be in the right situation. The other player is gay and more of a newcomer in the league with great potential. He has confided in some friends, including two other hockey players (one of which is the first player). He is the more likely of the two to reach out publicly at some point.
| by Anonymous | reply 524 | August 31, 2019 1:45 PM |
1.Tyler Seguin?!
| by Anonymous | reply 1 | June 27, 2015 4:40 PM |
I reflect I know both.
| by Anonymous | reply 2 | June 27, 2015 5:02 PM |
Let me perform more research.
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | June 27, 2015 5:03 PM |
r2, who are they?
| by Anonymous | reply 4 | June 27, 2015 5:04 PM |
r2, your guesses are...?
The second one better not b
Milwaukee Admirals’ Luke Prokop sees progress in his game, in acceptance of a gay hockey player
It hasn’t come as quickly as he would like, but Luke Prokop is seeing progress.
Progress in his game.
Progress in his sport.
Progress in society.
The first active openly gay player under compress to an NHL team, Prokop has spent this season with the AHL’s Milwaukee Admirals, a step up from the third-level ECHL, where he spent most of 2023-24. 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.
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Prokop also is looking forward to Wednesday, when the Admirals host their annual Pride Night for a game against the Texas Stars.
“I’ve been blessed to play in two of them for my home teams as a junior, and I got to play in one this year on the road,” Prokop said. “Seeing the way my teammates kind of react to it, you know that they realize that it has a big impact on fans.
“Some of them have even told me that it’s the game with the most interpretation – not a championship game, but k
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 queer 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?
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The answer to the first question is none and to the second it’s no. In truth, in the years since I wrote that article, it looks like the NHL has run for cover when confronted by the major social issues of the day. It’s as if the league decided that it can only lose by taking clear stands in today’s raging culture wars. Pleasing one side risks angering the other.
Luke Prokop – First Openly Gay Player Under NHL Contract
While an openly gay player has yet to earn a regular spot in an NHL lineup, Luke Prokop is the first to come out while under contract to an NHL team. The 6-foot-5, 220-pound right-shot defenceman signed an entry-level contract with the Nashville Predators in December 2020 and now skates with the Milwaukee Admirals of the American Hockey League (AHL).
Upon coming out in July 2021, Prokop said
As a queer woman matchmaking app a Canadian, it was inevitable that I’d look after about the first season of the PWHL (professional women’s hockey league). After all, women’s sports are as gay as hockey is Canadian.
While my girlfriend’s local team Toronto didn’t make it to the finals, we did appreciate watching their five game series against Minnesota. And while Minnesota plays Boston in the finals, I felt like it was a good time to highlight the queer players in the league. We’ve done this for the WNBA and now we’re doing it for the PWHL!
Because this is the first year of the PWHL, there’s not a ton of personal data on the internet about most of the players. So instead I had to scroll through Instagram and play the ultimate game of siblings or dating or besties.
I tried to only include people who were obviously out, but that definitely prioritizes people in relationships. So if you’re a gender non-conforming and single professional hockey player who doesn’t acquire engagement photos on your IG but wants in on this list DM me! Or if you posted pictures of yourself platonically kissing another lady and I misread, allow me know that too.
Without further ado, here are the queer players of the PWHL! Including
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