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NHL debut, made the announcement on his Instagram account, saying he was “no longer scared to hide who I am”. “It has been quite the journey to get to this point in my life, but I could not be happier with my decision to come out,” Prokop said.

An icon on and off the ice. Luke Prokop made history when he became the first National Hockey League player — retired or active — to publicly come out.

Calgary Hitmen player and NHL prospect Luke Prokop is “no longer scared to hide” who he is, and announced on Twitter Monday that he is gay.

Luke Prokop has come out as gay.

Luke Prokop is making history as the first active player under contract to an NHL team to come out as gay.The 19-year-old Nashville Predators prospect revealed the news in a lengthy statement shared to Instagram on Monday, writing, «While the past year and a half has been crazy, it has also given me the chance to find my true self.»«I am no longer scared to hide who I am. Today I am proud to publicly tell everyone that I am gay,» Prokop exclaimed.

Nashville Predators defenceman Luke Prokop has become the first active National Hockey League player to publicly come out as gay. The 19-year-old, yet to make his NHL debut, made the announcement on his Instagram account, saying he was “no longer scared to hide who I am”.