DCanadian professional ice hockey player Luke Prokop becomes the first player in the North American professional league Hockey League Openly admit that you are gay. The 19-year-old player signed a contract with the Nashville Predators and played for the low-level WHL Calgary Killers last season. He announced the news on Instagram.
“This is a pretty big trip, but I am very happy with my decision to come out. I am no longer afraid to show who I am,” Prokop wrote: “I have dreamed of becoming an NHL player since I was a child. In life, when I no longer pretend, I believe that I am getting closer and closer to my dream.”
NHL Commissioner Gary Bateman congratulated Procop on this move. “Anyone who has anything to do with the NHL, whether in the office, as a coach or as a player-we want to say to everyone: no matter who you are-you have a place in our family,” Bateman said : “I told him his pace was brave-I gave him my number. Whenever he has a question or worry, he should be happy to contact you.”
So far, in the history of the NHL, no player has his Gay According to ESPN, make it public-whether it is still active or has ended his career.
Recently, at the end of June, professional football player Carl Nassib stepped up to break a so-called taboo. Nasibu, who played for the Las Vegas Raiders, received a lot of praise and recognition for his decision to talk publicly about his homosexuality.
