Brock McGillis explained

Birth Date:October 1, 1983
Birth Place:Coniston, Ontario, Canada
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lb:183
Position:Goaltender
Catches:Right
Played For:Concordia Stingers
Duindam Wolves Den Haag
Kalamazoo Wings
Windsor Spitfires
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Career Start:2001
Career End:2010

Brock McGillis (born October 1, 1983) is a Canadian former ice hockey goaltender and LGBT+ advocate. He was among the first professional hockey players to come out as gay.[1] [2] [3]

Playing career

From 2001 to 2002, McGillis played in the Ontario Hockey League with the Windsor Spitfires and the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds. After playing for a season with the Kalamazoo Wings in the United Hockey League (UHL), he left North America to play in the Netherlands.

From 2009 to 2010, he played at Concordia University in Montréal.

Activism

In November 2016, McGillis came out as gay.[4] He has been an activist for LGBT+ issues with regard to North American ice hockey.[5] [6]

McGillis has also contributed a chapter to Bob Mackenzie's book Every Hockey Heroes. He appeared in the book Proud To Play, featuring LGBTQ+ athletes in Canada. He graced the cover of and featured in the September/October 2018 issue of IN Magazine.[7]

McGillis has also appeared on Canadian television, including CBC News program The National,[8] CTV's Your Morning,[9] ET Canada Pride,[10] and the Global National newscast.[11] He shared the stage with Richard Branson and Billy Porter at the 2019 New York City WorldPride.

In 2020, the Toronto Maple Leafs became the first NHL team to work with him, hiring him to run a virtual workshop about homophobia for Maple Leafs personnel.[12]

In January 2022, McGillis announced the launch of Alphabet Sports Collective, an organization to support LGBTQ+ people in hockey.[13]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Larkin. Matt. 2019-12-04. Culture of Hockey: Q&A with Brock McGillis, the first openly gay pro hockey player. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201017045551/https://www.si.com/hockey/news/culture-of-hockey-qa-with-brock-mcgillis-the-first-openly-gay-pro-hockey-player . October 17, 2020 . 2020-10-15. The Hockey News. Sports Illustrated.
  2. Web site: Cromwell. Andrew. 2018-01-19. Openly gay former pro fights homophobia in hockey. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190725182755/https://globalnews.ca/news/3976413/fighting-homophobia-in-hockey/ . July 25, 2019 . 2020-10-15. Global News.
  3. Web site: Civian. Sara. 2020-06-26. 'It's not enough': Openly gay ex-hockey player calls on the sport to evolve. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200630145233/https://theathletic.com/1893415/2020/06/26/its-not-enough-openly-gay-ex-hockey-player-calls-on-the-sport-to-evolve/ . June 30, 2020 . 2020-10-15. The Athletic.
  4. Web site: Former OHLer Brock McGillis: 'I lived a life of denial, because I am gay&#x27 . October 15, 2020 . July 3, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190703145329/https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/brock-mcgillis-133805839.html . dead .
  5. Web site: Mendelsohn. Peter. 2019-02-04. 'Kids are hurting. Adults are hurting': Brock McGillis fights homophobia in hockey. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190205101450/https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/brock-mcgillis-fights-homophobia-1.4982708 . February 5, 2019 . 2020-10-15. CBC Sports.
  6. Web site: Blair. Jeff. Jeff Blair. Stephen. Brunt. Stephen Brunt. Richard. Deitsch. Richard Deitsch. 2020-06-19. Brock McGillis: There are systemic issues throughout hockey culture at every level. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200620111737/https://www.sportsnet.ca/590/writers-bloc/brock-mcgillis-systemic-issues-throughout-hockey-culture-every-level/ . June 20, 2020 . 2020-10-15. SN590. Sportsnet. Radio broadcast.
  7. Web site: Brock McGillis: Breaking Barriers In Sport, One Goal At A Time . IN Magazine. September 2018 .
  8. Web site: Brock McGillis on barriers in pro sports . CBC.
  9. Web site: This former hockey player is fighting homophobia in professional sports Your Morning . .
  10. Web site: Brock McGillis Talks Use Of Homophobic Slurs In NHL ET CANADA PRIDE . .
  11. Web site: Former hockey player fighting homophobia in sports . Global News.
  12. Web site: Teitel. Emma. 2020-08-13. At last, something to make us truly proud of the Toronto Maple Leafs. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200828044759/https://www.thestar.com/opinion/star-columnists/2020/08/13/at-last-something-to-make-us-truly-proud-of-the-toronto-maple-leafs.html . August 28, 2020 . 2020-10-15. Toronto Star.
  13. Mark Zwolinski, "Project seeks to launch safe space for hockey people in the LGBTQ+ community". Toronto Star, January 21, 2022.

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