NEW YORK—In the wake of NBA center Jason Colls and U.S. soccer midfielr Robbie Rogers g out as homosexual, reports revealed Friday that the Natnal Hockey League has fact had hundreds of openly gay athlet throughout s history.
Contents:
- NHL PROSPECT LE PROKOP OUT AS GAY, A FIRST FOR THE LEAGUE
- REPORT: NHL ACTUALLY HAS HAD HUNDREDS OF OPENLY GAY PLAYERS FOR YEARS
NHL PROSPECT LE PROKOP OUT AS GAY, A FIRST FOR THE LEAGUE
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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. “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.
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"We have so ltle reprentatn general, and means a lot to see yourself reprented, " said Epste, who is gay and the dghter of a Chilean mother and a Jewish father om central ics have stck a chord and are creatg a new generatn of hockey fans, acrdg to Rachel Donner, a -missner for the recreatn league of the New York Cy Gay Hockey Associatn. Along wh the ual warmup jersey ctn and rabow stick tape, there was a ceremonial puck drop wh Alexanr Roque of the New York Gay Hockey Associatn, and the Natnal Anthem was sung by Wren Rivera, a nonbary actor.
REPORT: NHL ACTUALLY HAS HAD HUNDREDS OF OPENLY GAY PLAYERS FOR YEARS
He me out as gay on social media 2021.