Brock McGillis

Brock McGillis (born October 1, 1983) is a Canadian former ice hockey goaltender and LGBT+ advocate. He was among the first professional male hockey players to come out as gay.

Playing career From 2001 to 2002, McGillis played in the Ontario Hockey League with the Windsor Spitfires and the Sault Ste. Marie 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.

Coming Out and Activism McGillis came out on November 3, 2016, in a Yahoo! Sports Canada article after his retirement from semi-professional hockey.

McGillis has spoken about the impact that Brendan Burke coming out had on him. The two spoke almost daily leading up to Brendan's death in February 2010. In January 2022, he announced the launch of Alphabet Sports Collective, an organization to support LGBTQ+ people in hockey.

McGillis has also contributed a chapter to Bob McKenzie's book Everyday 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.

McGillis has also appeared on Canadian television, including CBC News program The National, CTV's Your Morning, ET Canada Pride, and the Global National newscast. He shared the stage with Richard Branson and Billy Porter at the 2019 New York City WorldPride.