A post shared by Luke Prokop (@lukeprokop_)Nashville Predators hockey player Luke Prokop celebrated his new contract with the National Hockey League this week by coming out of the closet as a gay man.
No NHL player, active or retired, has ever done so before.Prokop, 19, originally hails from Alberta, Canada. The Predators drafted him during the 2020 draft, which yielded him a three-year entry-level contract for the team.
Earlier today (July 19), he took to Instagram to share his truth with the world. A post shared by Luke Prokop (@lukeprokop_)“It has been quite the journey to get to this point in my life, but I cannot be happier with my decision to come out,” he wrote.