CinemaOSMovie · 2026 · 1h 20m

The Hockey Player

Luke Prokop never meant to become a pioneer. Hockey history had other plans.

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A documentary that follows Canadian-born defenseman Luke Prokop as he decides to become the first — and still only — professional athlete playing under contract to an NHL team to come out as gay. Growing up in Edmonton steeped in Canada’s tough, often homophobic hockey culture, and playing without gay role models throughout professional sports, Luke’s path to coming out of the closet has been neither easy nor obvious. The film charts Prokop’s personal journey against the backdrop of a professional hockey industry that has had, at best, an ambivalent relationship to diversity. As the film sensitively reveals, being publicly out certainly came as an earthquake to his family, especially his father Al, who as Luke’s mentor and sometime coach represents the most complex and moving relationship in the film.

Directed byJacqueline Doorey

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 20m
Language
EN
Released
June 20, 2026

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The Hockey Player | Official Trailer | OUTtv

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Cast & crew

6 credited
Starring
Luke Prokop

Luke Prokop

Self

Jacob Tierney

Jacob Tierney

Self

Mark Borowiecki

Mark Borowiecki

Self

Gary Bettman

Gary Bettman

Self

Brock McGillis

Brock McGillis

Self

Barry Trotz

Barry Trotz

Self

Creative team
Directed by
Jacqueline Doorey
Written by
Nelson Phillips

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