queeraspuck

[queeraspuck]

PWHL_Toronto: Game One fits are GIVING. 🤩

#pwhl #pwhl toronto #this will be seared in my brain forever tbh

[queeraspuck]

The NHL: we’re banning pride tape

Travis Dermott: no you’re not

The NHL: no we’re not

#travis dermott

[queeraspuck]

scotty 😭

[queeraspuck]

he says, ‘i see u homophobes and fuck y’all’ in the most zach hyman way possible

#zach hyman #look this blog is not back #but good for him explicitly saying he doesn't agree with people actively doing homophobia #the bar is literally subterranean at this point #but still you love to see it

[queeraspuck]

hilary knight if you read this im free on thursday night and would like to hang out.

#hilary knight #coming out #look this blog is not back #but also hilary knight please respond and then we can hang out on thursday when i'm free

[queeraspuck]

NHL prospect Luke Prokop announces he’s gay, ESPN, 19 July 2021

#luke prokop #coming out #calgary hitmen #whl #nashville predators #nhl

[queeraspuck]

“when I think about the feeling of being free, that was the closest I think I’ve been to it so far.”

#luke prokop #just so happy for him #truly love to see it #calgary hitmen #coming out

[queeraspuck]

Luke Prokop was driving his car, so he couldn’t totally freak out.

But man, what he was feeling at the moment.

The 2020 third-round draft pick of the Nashville Predators was on a call with the NHL club’s key front office people including GM David Poile.

Their message to Prokop? They were all proud of him. They had his back. He didn’t have to worry about anything.

“When I think about the feeling of being free, that was the closest I think I’ve been to it so far,” Prokop, 19, said.

Continue Reading

#luke prokop #coming out #nashville predators #calgary hitmen #nhl #whl

[queeraspuck]

Good for him!

#luke prokop #calgary hitmen #nashville predators #coming out #whl #nhl

[queeraspuck]

Madison and Anya Packer had their baby today!

#madison packer #anya battaglino #and their lil baby #WOMEN'S HOCKEY #nwhl #look this blog is not back #but this is cute so

[queeraspuck]

A dressing room can be an incredibly lonely and dark place for any player who doesn’t conform to hockey’s culture.

“I felt like an outcast,” confessed Duplessis.

Duplessis’ life as he knew it started to unravel. The skilled winger knew he had to protect his secret at all cost.

“Obviously at that point I couldn’t tell my teammates I was gay.”

“It was very hard,” admitted Duplessis when asked about protecting his secret.

“I didn’t want to say something or do something that would reveal that I was gay.”

“It was like an act, I wasn’t myself.”

The once outgoing fun-loving kid who sat at the back of the bus with “the boys” became a recluse.

Duplessis started to push everyone away. He welcomed the solitude, but deep down hated every second of it.

The fear of someone finding out his secret haunted his thoughts; his only escape was playing the game he loved.

Continue Reading

#yanic duplessis #qmjhl #hockey #coming out #outing #homophobia #inclusion #mental health #better context than the cbc article tbh #congrats to this kid!

[queeraspuck]

As Quebec Major Junior Hockey League players gear up for a season they hope will change their lives, a goal-scoring 17-year-old New Brunswicker decided not to wait for the puck to drop before changing his.

Yanic Duplessis, an elite-level player who was drafted by the QMJHL's Drummondville Voltigeurs in 2019, revealed he is gay earlier this week.

In the hockey world, that qualifies as significant news. One of the reasons the native of Saint-Antoine, N.B., decided to step forward is to help make such announcements unremarkable.

"It was a struggle for me, and it shouldn't be," he said in an interview with CBC's Quebec AM, later adding "it shouldn't be a big deal."

Continue Reading

#yanic duplessis #qmjhl #hockey #coming out

[queeraspuck]

i haven’t seen any english articles about this, but i kinda just wanted to share that in denmark, hockey player jon lee-olsen (who is also poc) is making headlines for coming out as gay on national tv. he’s the first danish (male) pro athlete who’s come out during an active career, and the third hockey player on a global plan. he’s already received lots support from his team, danish ice hockey union and national team captain peter regin, saying he’s a huge inspiration. (x, x)

#jon lee-olson #coming out

[queeraspuck]

@ jason zucker and his wife throwing a pride party for their kids you’re doing amazing

#jason zucker #minnesota wild #pride

[queeraspuck]

gritty at philly pride

#gritty #Philadelphia Flyers #pride parades

[queeraspuck]

The Holtbys at DC Pride

#washington capitals #pride parades #braden holtby #brandi holtby

[queeraspuck]

“It meant something to people, and so I figured I just wouldn’t take it off. It’s not a very hard gesture. So I figured I’d just support the LGBTQ community.” — Kurtis Gabriel on why he plans to use pride tape for the rest of his career. video // quote // homophobia in hockey

#kurtis gabriel #New Jersey Devils #pride tape #allyship