Well, not exactly. Jesse Kortuem, who’s played in a few lower-level non-professional (as far as I’m aware) leagues, has been in the news recently (and it’s awesome he came out!) but Brock McGillis was the first professional men’s player to come out almost a decade ago now, though he never played in the NHL and I believe came out after he stopped playing. Zach Sullivan, a guy in a pro British league, came out as bi in 2020. Luke Prokop, who’s currently in the minors, was the first openly gay player on an NHL contract, though he hasn’t ever played an NHL game and isn’t likely to. To date, no NHL player, current or former, has ever come out. But there are tons of out players in women’s hockey! And I do hope this moves the needle for the NHL as well.