Gay former hockey player Brock McGillis spoke to Outsports multiple times this year about the prevalence of homophobia in locker rooms. Hockey is in the midst of a cultural reckoning, with out and proud LGBTQ players leading the way. A slew of players came out, and with each announcement, showed gay people belong on the ice.
Barriers were broken this year in the macho-fueled world of men’s ice hockey.