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The courage and leadership of Luke Prokop on a historic day for the NHL and the sport of hockey.

The courage and leadership of Luke Prokop on a historic day for the NHL and the sport of hockey.

FromThe Athletic Hockey Show


The courage and leadership of Luke Prokop on a historic day for the NHL and the sport of hockey.

FromThe Athletic Hockey Show

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Length:
34 minutes
Released:
Jul 19, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Pierre Lebrun and Sara Civian from the Athletic NHL are joined by Bayne Pettinger of C.A.A., the first openly gay agent in the NHL and Brock McGillis, the former OHL goaltender, and the first men's openly gay hockey player. 
The panel discusses Nashville Predators prospect Luke Prokop's historic announcement, coming out as a gay athlete in the sport of hockey.
Sara, Pierre, Brock and Bayne look at the impact of Luke's statement, the support of his junior team the Calgary Hitmen and his NHL team the Nashville Predators. Brock and Bayne marvel at Luke's leadership and bravery and what it means to future players moving forward. The panel also acknowledges the work still to be done, with coaching, in the locker room and on the ice, as hockey strives to indeed make the sport for everyone. 
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Released:
Jul 19, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

The Athletic's flagship hockey podcast features hosts Ian Mendes, Craig Custance, Hailey Salvian, Sean Gentille, Sean McIndoe, CBC's Rob Pizzo, Jesse Granger, Sara Civian, Max Bultman, and Corey Pronman, as well as The Athletic's great NHL writers, delivering previews of the week's best matchups, interviews with league insiders, analytics, prospect updates, betting picks, and much more, every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, plus select Fridays throughout the season.