When Luke Prokop in 2019 "came out" as the first openly gay player in pro hockey, it was news. Not sports news, NEWS. 

From The New York Times to The Tennessean to The Christian Science Monitor, from People Magazine to Teen Vogue to TMZ to Entertainment Tonight, from CNN to CBC to BBC to NPR.

The most important positive change, Prokop says, is "Getting to live my life the way I wanted to." Being authentic to himself actually improved the quality of his play.

The former Seattle Thunderbird remembers receiving supportive messages from all over the world. One phone call stands out in his memory, the starting point for this Kraken Reaction.