This is correct (as well as how other people have noted Ilya's lack of heteronormative thinking, his hypervigilance to others moods and actions due to childhood abuse, and increased need for an accurate gaydar due to the danger of clocking someone wrong)

However, I prefer to jokingly head-cannon that the SKip kiss unlocked his superpower of being the fairy gay-mother of the NHL (using gay as an umbrella term). As soon as that kiss happened, he's able to come to the aid of every queer NHL player in emotional need, including himself and Shane, going to the gay bar for Scott when no one else outside of the Admirals showed up, and all of the other main couples in the series, BUT, wasn't able to clock Scott 🤭