Comments on: “Kick the F-ing Door Down” http://puckbuddys.com/2011/11/08/kick-the-f-ing-door-down/ Boys Who Like Boys Who Like Hockey Fri, 27 Nov 2015 10:01:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Brendan Burke Documentary « A Gay Man's Hockey Blog http://puckbuddys.com/2011/11/08/kick-the-f-ing-door-down/#comment-1838 Fri, 18 Nov 2011 02:35:02 +0000 http://puckbuddys.com/?p=5366#comment-1838 […] on my collaboration site, Puck Buddy’s (Article By Andrew), it is about an interview with Patrick Burke.  You should check it […]

]]> By: starsfan14 http://puckbuddys.com/2011/11/08/kick-the-f-ing-door-down/#comment-1828 Thu, 17 Nov 2011 17:24:19 +0000 http://puckbuddys.com/?p=5366#comment-1828 Thank You for writing this!! Brendan Burke did more for gays and sports than he could have ever realized, I love that his legacy is being carried out in this tremendous fashion!

]]> By: Adam http://puckbuddys.com/2011/11/08/kick-the-f-ing-door-down/#comment-1739 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:02:43 +0000 http://puckbuddys.com/?p=5366#comment-1739 I have to wonder if the first person will be someone who isn’t currently in the league. That, in turn, might be the catalyst for a current player to come out.

Also, I think that 2 years is probably a realistic projection, but I’m hopeful that it will be a lot sooner, as Matthew has suggested.

]]> By: Matthew http://puckbuddys.com/2011/11/08/kick-the-f-ing-door-down/#comment-1737 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 13:36:34 +0000 http://puckbuddys.com/?p=5366#comment-1737 Great article, Andrew! I really enjoyed it and I bet you had a blast that (Outsports) day. I do think, however, that Mr. Burke is way off on it being two or more years before any NHL player comes out. I’m sure it will be a lot sooner.

]]> By: RDF http://puckbuddys.com/2011/11/08/kick-the-f-ing-door-down/#comment-1717 Wed, 09 Nov 2011 22:31:47 +0000 http://puckbuddys.com/?p=5366#comment-1717 One of the recent Penguins was gay?

]]> By: Jeff Adams (@hockeyguynyc) http://puckbuddys.com/2011/11/08/kick-the-f-ing-door-down/#comment-1714 Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:15:10 +0000 http://puckbuddys.com/?p=5366#comment-1714 Andrew, thanks for such an amazing article.

]]> By: Geoff http://puckbuddys.com/2011/11/08/kick-the-f-ing-door-down/#comment-1713 Tue, 08 Nov 2011 23:54:55 +0000 http://puckbuddys.com/?p=5366#comment-1713 Amazing article. Lots of the same information from “The Legacy of Brendan Burke”. Such an amazing documentary.

Of course there are gay players in the NHL. In above mentioned show, Georges Laraque said he personal knew 2 current players and Mark Tewksbury talked about a current player coming to him about coming out and they had the press conference all set and the player got cold feet the night before it was all supposed to happen.

How it should happen is exactly like Zach Quinto came out and when interviewed all he said was as a gay man, bullying is close to me, or something like that.

There should be no presser, no magazine covers proclaiming “I’M GAY!!”, just a player being honest about life.

]]> By: willwebb http://puckbuddys.com/2011/11/08/kick-the-f-ing-door-down/#comment-1712 Tue, 08 Nov 2011 23:14:09 +0000 http://puckbuddys.com/?p=5366#comment-1712 Good piece, there.
I have to believe there’s at minimum, one gay player in the NHL, past or present.
The day will come eventually when an active player in a major professional sport comes out, and in this day and age I have a hard time believing that most fan bases would care if an individual is gay, as long as the player is talented and can help the team win games.

]]> By: Joseph http://puckbuddys.com/2011/11/08/kick-the-f-ing-door-down/#comment-1711 Tue, 08 Nov 2011 21:36:28 +0000 http://puckbuddys.com/?p=5366#comment-1711 I thought Avery already was out of the closet.

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