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Patrick McDermott/Getty Images. Nashville Predators defense prospect Luke Prokop, the first openly gay player under an NHL contract, played his first AHL game on Friday. The 21-year-old defenseman played his first game with the Predators' affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals. The 5-4 away win over the Rockford Icehogs was a milestone for Prokop.
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Matt Larkin. Jan 17, 2022. A year ago, defenseman Luke Prokop was lost. He was a Nashville Predators draft pick with nowhere to play, as the pandemic had delayed the start of the 2020-21 WHL.
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Prokop is telling his story before his first pro camp. "I think it's a massive deal," said McGillis. "But to have Luke come out, who's an NHL pick, who is going to play professionally.
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Nashville Predators prospect Luke Prokop made history Monday by becoming the first NHL player under contract to come out as gay. "I could not be happier with my decision to come out," Prokop wrote on Instagram. Prokop, 19, was selected in the third round of the 2020 NHL Draft and signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Predators in December 2020.
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Beyond the rink, Prokop's older brother, Josh Prokop, is also making a mark in the sport. Luke Prokop publicly came out as gay On July 19, 2021, Luke Prokop made headlines for reasons beyond the game.
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Nashville Predators prospect Luke Prokop [he/him], 19, came out publicly as gay in 2021 and is the only active out player signed to an NHL contract. The Canadian defenseman, who was selected by.
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Nov 17, 2023. The day Luke Prokop shook the hockey world by coming out, he needed to get away. And stop looking at his constantly buzzing phone. It was July 21, 2021, and the right-shot defenseman.
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— luke prokop (@lukeprokop_6) October 25, 2022 Prokop's current status is a little convoluted, but a loyal Outsports reader and diehard hockey fan helped us figure it out.
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Luke Prokop (born May 6, 2002) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Milwaukee Admirals of the American Hockey League as a prospect for the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL), who selected him in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft.In 2021, Prokop came out as gay, becoming the first player under contract with an NHL team to do so.
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Nashville Predators prospect Luke Prokop is set to become the first openly gay man to play in America's National Hockey League. Reaction from the league, the players' union and beyond has been.
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By The Athletic Staff. Nov 17, 2023. 297. Milwaukee Admirals defenseman Luke Prokop made his AHL debut Friday against the Rockford Icehogs, becoming the first openly gay player to appear in a game.
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READ TIME: 2 MIN. Outsports reports that on Friday, Luke Prokop, the only publicly out gay athlete in men's professional hockey, played in his first game with the Milwaukee Admirals, making him the first publicly out gay player ever in the AHL. "The 21-year-old was called up by the Admirals on Wednesday, starting the 2023-24 season with the.
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Nashville Predators prospect Luke Prokop on Monday became the first active player under NHL contract to come out as gay. Prokop, 19, made the announcement in an Instagram post .
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Luke Prokop said it feels much longer than a year since he became the first player under contract to an NHL team to come out as gay. Since he made the announcement on social media July 19, 2021.
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Nashville Predators defenseman Luke Prokop has become the first active player under NHL contract to announce he is gay. The 19-year-old made the announcement in a statement posted to social media.
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Nashville Predators' Luke Prokop has become the first active NHL player signed by a club to come out as gay. The Canadian, 19, who is yet to play for Nashville, was their third-round draft pick in.