Stephane Matteau: Lessons Beyond The Goal

Before The Cheering Started with Budd Mishkin

It seems easy for former professional athletes to live in the past. They practiced their whole lives to play the game and now it’s gone. Fans are constantly reminding them of games long ago, occasionally waiting on long lines for a picture and an autograph at a card show. New York Rangers fans often remind Stephane Matteau of his Game 7 overtime goal against the New Jersey Devils that led the Rangers to the Stanley Cup Final, arguably the most important goal in franchise history. It was a life changing moment for the fans. And for Matteau too, but not for the reasons you might think. The goal gave Matteau the platform to focus on the present and the future. Not his: the present and future of thousands of kids.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices