Luke Prokop Bio, Family, Career, Partner, Net Worth, Metrics

Luke Prokop is a Canadian professional ice hockey player playing as a defenceman. In 2020, he signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Nashville Predators after being selected in the 2020 NHL Draft. Additionally, he began his professional career with the Calgary Hitmen of the Western Hockey League.

Additionally, at the 2018 IIHF U18 World Championships, he represented the Canadian national under-18 ice hockey team. He gained media attention after coming out as gay on July 19, 2021. Subsequently, he became the first player under contract with an NHL team to come out as gay in 2021. Keep scrolling to read more.

LUKE PROKOP: BIO, FAMILY, CAREER

The ice hockey player was born on May 6, 2002 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada under the zodiac sign Taurus. He has a brother named Josh who also plays ice hockey and signed with the Calgary Hitmen in 2018. Additionally, he has a sister named Alanna Prokop. He further did not reveal any information about his parents or his early years. Moreover, he has Canadian nationality and belongs to the white Caucasian ethnicity.

He was inspired to step into the field after watching Shea Weber play ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics for Canada’s National Men’s Ice Hockey Team. He did not document the educational institutions he previously attended. But he had participated in the pursuit of Excellence Hockey Academy in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. In the 2017 WHL Bantam Draft, the Calgary Hitmen of the Western Hockey League (WHL) selected him with their first-round pick, and seventh overall.

In the 2020 NHL Draft, he was selected by the Nashville Predators in the third round with the 73rd overall selection. Later, in December, he signed a three-year entry-level contract with the team. Also, in addition to signing, he spent the 2020-21 season with the Calgary team.

LUKE PROKOP: PERSONAL LIFE AND PARTNER

Coming to his personal life, he seems to be single at the moment. Additionally, there is no information about his dating history or former partners. However, he gained media attention for his sexual preference and became the first player to come out as gay under contract with an NHL team on July 19, 2021. Also, before him, Carl Nassib, as as an active NFL player, had come out as gay.

LUKE PROKOP: NET WORTH AND SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILES

He is a 19-year-old athlete (as of 2021) who has earned a lot of money through his career in the related profession. Hence, he has an estimated net worth of over $500,000. Additionally, he said he signed a three-year, $2.4 million entry-level contract with the Predators.

He has a verified Instagram account @lukeprokop_ with 35.9k followers. On Twitter, he goes by the unverified Twitter account @lukeprokop_6 with 17.4k followers.

LUKE PROKOP: BODY MEASUREMENTS

The athlete has a strong and healthy body and stands at a height of 6 feet 4 inches or 1.93 meters. His body weighs approximately 99 kg with unknown body measurements of chest or waist. He has white skin with blond hair and blue eyes.