Luke Prokop

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Not to be confused with Luke Prokopec.

Luke Prokop
File:Luke Prokop 2022.05.23.jpg
Prokop with the Edmonton Oil Kings in 2022
Born (2002-05-06) May 6, 2002 (age 24)
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
AHL team
Former teams		 Bakersfield Condors
Milwaukee Admirals
NHL draft 73rd overall, 2020
Nashville Predators
Playing career 2022–present

Luke Prokop (born May 6, 2002) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Bakersfield Condors of the American Hockey League (AHL). He was selected by the Nashville Predators, 73rd overall, 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.[1]

Playing career

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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.[2][3] 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.[4]

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.[5] He played for Canada's national under-18 ice hockey team in the 2018 IIHF World U18 Championships.[6]

The Predators selected Prokop in the third round, with the 73rd overall selection, of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft.[7][3] In December 2020, he signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Predators,[4][8] and spent the 2020–21 season with Calgary.

The Hitmen traded Prokop to the Edmonton Oil Kings on October 13, 2021.[9] He opened the 2022–23 season with the Norfolk Admirals of the ECHL.[10] On October 25, 2022, the Seattle Thunderbirds traded three conditional WHL draft picks to Edmonton for Prokop.[11]

Prokop began the 2023–24 season with the Atlanta Gladiators of the ECHL. He scored five points in nine games with the Gladiators before being called up to their AHL affiliate team, the Milwaukee Admirals. On November 17, 2023, he became the first openly gay individual to play in the American Hockey League, a significant milestone for LGBT player representation in men's professional hockey.[12] He went on to play the majority of the season in the ECHL, where he finished as Atlanta's top-scoring defenceman and 6th best overall with 28 points over 55 games.

In the 2024–25 season, Prokop appeared in 31 games with the Admirals and scored 4 points. At the conclusion of his entry-level contract with the Predators, Prokop was released as a free agent. On August 11, 2025, he was signed to a one-year contract with the Bakersfield Condors, the AHL affiliate of the Edmonton Oilers, for the 2025-26 season.[13]

Personal life

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During his childhood, playing hockey was his main extracurricular focus.[2] At 12–13 years old, he started to realize that he was a "good hockey player" and decided he wanted to make a career out of it.[2] His older brother, Josh, is also an ice hockey player. The Calgary Hitmen signed Josh in September 2018.[14] They both spent time playing with Calgary, before Luke was traded to the Edmonton Oil Kings.[15] His parents own a golf course in Edmonton, Alberta (where Prokop is from) where he frequently visits.[3]

On July 19, 2021, Prokop came out as gay, becoming the first player under contract with an NHL team to do so.[16][17]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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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
2022–23 Norfolk Admirals ECHL 8 1 0 1 6 — — — — —
2022–23 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 43 4 17 21 20 19 1 4 5 6
2023–24 Atlanta Gladiators ECHL 55 5 23 28 16 — — — — —
2023–24 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 9 0 2 2 6 — — — — —
2024–25 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 31 1 3 4 6 — — — — —
AHL totals 40 1 5 6 12 — — — — —

International

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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

Awards and achievements

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Award Year Ref
WHL
Ed Chynoweth Cup 2022, 2023 [18][19]

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