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Luke Prokop (born May 6, 2002) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Norfolk Admirals of the ECHL as a prospect for the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL), who selected him in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. In 2021, Prokop came out as gay, becoming the first player under contract with an NHL team to do so.
| Luke Prokop | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Prokop with the Edmonton Oil Kings in 2022 | |||
| Born |
May 6, 2002 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
| Weight | 218 lb (99 kg; 15 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team |
Nashville Predators Norfolk Admirals (ECHL) | ||
| NHL Draft |
73rd overall, 2020 Nashville Predators | ||
| Playing career | TBD–present | ||
Playing career
Prokop is from Edmonton, Alberta.[1] He became a fan of Shea Weber, a right-handed defenceman, when he watched Weber playing ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics for the Canadian men's national ice hockey team. Prokop became a fan of Weber's team, the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL), and began wearing jersey number 6 in his honour.[2]
Prokop attended the Pursuit of Excellence Hockey Academy in Kelowna, British Columbia. The Calgary Hitmen of the Western Hockey League (WHL) selected Prokop with their first round selection, the seventh overall, of the 2017 WHL Bantam Draft.[3] He played for Canada's national under-18 ice hockey team in the 2018 IIHF World U18 Championships.[4]
The Predators selected Prokop in the third round, with the 73rd overall selection, of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft.[5] In December 2020, he signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Predators,[2] and spent the 2020–21 season with Calgary.
Prokop was traded from the Hitmen to the Edmonton Oil Kings on October 13, 2021.[6]
Personal life
Luke's older brother, Josh, is also an ice hockey player. The Calgary Hitmen signed Josh in September 2018.[7] They both spent time playing with Calgary, before Luke was traded to the Edmonton Oil Kings.[8]
On July 19, 2021, Prokop came out as gay, becoming the first player under contract with an NHL team to do so.[1][9]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2017–18 | Calgary Hitmen | WHL | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Calgary Hitmen | WHL | 62 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Calgary Hitmen | WHL | 59 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Calgary Hitmen | WHL | 15 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Calgary Hitmen | WHL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Edmonton Oil Kings | WHL | 55 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 34 | 19 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4 | ||
| WHL totals | 208 | 18 | 58 | 76 | 100 | 30 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 4 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Canada White | U17 | 6th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
References
- Kaplan, Emily (July 19, 2021). "Nashville Predators prospect Luke Prokop says he is gay, hopes living 'authentic life' helps NHL career". ESPN. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
- Gilbertson, Wes (December 9, 2020). "Hitmen defenceman Luke Prokop signs first contract with Predators". Calgary Sun. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
- "Calgary Hitmen take defenceman Luke Prokop with seventh-overall pick in 2017 WHL bantam draft". Calgary Herald. May 4, 2017. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
- Medina, Alex (November 15, 2018). "Captain Canada: Luke Prokop". Calgary Hitmen. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
- "NHL Draft Selections". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. October 8, 2020. p. 5B.
- "Predators prospect Prokop traded to Oil Kings". Western Hockey League. October 13, 2021. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
- "Silvertips notebook: Everett practicing in Bellingham – The team heads up north this week due to a scheduling conflict at Angel of the Winds Arena". The Daily Herald. Everett, Washington. September 26, 2018.
- Medina, Alex (January 22, 2019). "Super Prokop Bros". Calgary Hitmen. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
- Hernandez, Joe (July 19, 2021). "NHL Prospect Luke Prokop Makes History As League's First Gay Player". NPR. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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[de] Luke Prokop
Luke Prokop (* 6. Mai 2002 in Edmonton, Alberta) ist ein kanadischer Eishockeyspieler, der seit Oktober 2021 bei den Edmonton Oil Kings aus der Western Hockey League (WHL) unter Vertrag steht und dort auf der Position des Verteidigers spielt. Prokop wurde im NHL Entry Draft 2020 von den Nashville Predators aus der National Hockey League (NHL) ausgewählt.- [en] Luke Prokop
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