Prokop, who was drafted by the Nashville Predators last year, me out as gay wh a heartfelt statement to fans this week, an admissn he said he hoped would improve gay visibily wh the hockey muny.
Contents:
- LE PROKOP COM OUT AS GAY AND MAK NHL HISTORY
- NHL PROSPECT LE PROKOP OUT AS GAY, A FIRST FOR THE LEAGUE
- PROKOP REFLECTS ON YEAR SCE G OUT AS GAY
- GAY HOCKEY PLAYER LE PROKOP’S HOMETOWN TEAM CELEBRATED HIM WH A TRIBUTE VIO
LE PROKOP COM OUT AS GAY AND MAK NHL HISTORY
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Le Prokop, a prospect for the Nashville Predators, me out as gay on Monday.
Nashville Predators prospect Le Prokop has e out as gay, beg the first active player unr ntract to an NHL team to do so.
High-level female hockey players, such as Olympic gold medalist Meghan Duggan, have prevly e out as gay, acrdg to the league. Prokop's announcement ls than a month after Las Vegas Rairs fensive end Carl Nassib beme the first active NFL player to e out as gay. Natnal Hockey League prospect Le Prokop me out as gay via a heartfelt statement to fans Monday, sayg he hoped would improve gay visibily wh the hockey muny.
NHL PROSPECT LE PROKOP OUT AS GAY, A FIRST FOR THE LEAGUE
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“I hope that sharg who I am I n help other people see that gay people are wele the hockey muny, as we work to make sure that hockey is tly for everyone, ” he wrote.
Prokop hasn’t played an NHL game yet, but if he do, he’ll jo que a small club: There have only been two openly gay active players the four largt US sports leagu – Carl Nassib of the NFL’s Las Vegas Rairs, who me out last month, and Jason Colls, an NBA veteran who me out 2013 and retired the followg season.
PROKOP REFLECTS ON YEAR SCE G OUT AS GAY
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GAY HOCKEY PLAYER LE PROKOP’S HOMETOWN TEAM CELEBRATED HIM WH A TRIBUTE VIO
This n evolve to lastg homophobic attus or e gay players to hi their sexualy om their teammat, said Erik Denison, a behavral scientist and lead rearcher on the Sport Incln Project at Monash Universy Atralia, a June terview wh CNN. The play-by-play broadster for Uti, the New Jersey Devils' Amerin Hockey League affiliate, publicly me out as gay October 2021, fluenced by Prokop's cisn.