Luke Prokop of the National Hockey League recently took to his Instagram to drop a shocking announcement that surprised sports fans.

The athlete is coming out of the closet and tells his followers that he's gay and is no longer scared to hide who he is.

"It has been quite the journey to get this point in my life, but I could not be happier with the decision to come out." he wrote (check out the complete statement below)

NHL called the collab "The Trevor Project."

Luke Prokop Made History?

According to NPR, the Nashville Predators star is the first player under contract to publicly come out as gay.

No other player from the league, signed or retired, has announced their sexuality before.

However, in professional hockey, female Olympic gold medalist Meghan Duggan had previously come out as gay.

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