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Luke Prokop
Born (2002-05-06)May 6, 2002,
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height
Weight 		6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
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

Luke Prokop (born May 6, 2002) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Seattle Thunderbirds of the Western Hockey League as a prospect for the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL), who selected him in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft.

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[]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kaplan, Emily (July 19, 2021). Nashville Predators prospect Luke Prokop says he is gay, hopes living 'authentic life' helps NHL career. ESPN.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Gilbertson, Wes (December 9, 2020). Hitmen defenceman Luke Prokop signs first contract with Predators.
  3. ↑ Calgary Hitmen take defenceman Luke Prokop with seventh-overall pick in 2017 WHL bantam draft (May 4, 2017).
  4. ↑ Medina (November 15, 2018). Captain Canada: Luke Prokop.
  5. ↑ "NHL Draft Selections", Richmond Times-Dispatch, October 8, 2020, p. 5B. 
  6. ↑ Predators prospect Prokop traded to Oil Kings (October 13, 2021).
  7. ↑ "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, September 26, 2018. 
  8. ↑ Medina (January 22, 2019). Super Prokop Bros..
  9. ↑ Hernandez (2021-07-19). NHL Prospect Luke Prokop Makes History As League's First Gay Player.

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