Brock McGillis

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Brock McGillis
Born (1983-10-01) October 1, 1983 (age 38)
Coniston, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Right
Played for Concordia Stingers

Kalamazoo Wings
Windsor Spitfires
Soo Greyhounds
Playing career 2001–2010
Website brockmcgillis.com

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 Soo 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]

After former NHL player, Daniel Carcillo, launched a class-action lawsuit against the CHL for promoting a 'culture of abuse'. McGillis stated on the situation: "Whether it's associations, leagues, federations — it doesn't matter, pick a level — there's thousands, thousands of stories like this," He claims that hockey needs to 'change its culture'.[7] He was featured in the 2019 documentary Standing on the Line. He is an ambassador for Athlete Ally.

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.[8]

McGillis has also appeared on Canadian television, including CBC The National,[9] CTV Your Morning,[10] ET Canada Pride [11] and Global News.[12] 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.[13]

References[]

  1. ^ Larkin, Matt (December 4, 2019). "Culture of Hockey: Q&A with Brock McGillis, the first openly gay pro hockey player". The Hockey News. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
  2. ^ Cromwell, Andrew (January 19, 2018). "Openly gay former pro fights homophobia in hockey". Global News. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
  3. ^ Civian, Sara (June 26, 2020). "'It's not enough': Openly gay ex-hockey player calls on the sport to evolve". The Athletic. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 3, 2019. Retrieved October 15, 2020.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ Mendelsohn, Peter (February 4, 2019). "'Kids are hurting. Adults are hurting': Brock McGillis fights homophobia in hockey". CBC Sports. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
  6. ^ Blair, Jeff; Stephen, Brunt; Richard, Deitsch (June 19, 2020). "Brock McGillis: There are systemic issues throughout hockey culture at every level". SN590 (Radio broadcast). Sportsnet. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
  7. ^ Clipperton, Joshua (June 19, 2020). "Brock McGillis not surprised by alleged abuse in Carcillo-led lawsuit against CHL". CBC Sports. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
  8. ^ "Brock McGillis: Breaking Barriers In Sport, One Goal At A Time". IN Magazine.
  9. ^ "Brock McGillis on barriers in pro sports". CBC.
  10. ^ "This former hockey player is fighting homophobia in professional sports Your Morning".
  11. ^ "Brock McGillis Talks Use Of Homophobic Slurs In NHL ET CANADA PRIDE".
  12. ^ "Former hockey player fighting homophobia in sports". Global News.
  13. ^ Teitel, Emma (August 13, 2020). "At last, something to make us truly proud of the Toronto Maple Leafs". Toronto Star. Retrieved October 15, 2020.

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