NHL star Mike Fisher had a successful career on the ice, but now that he’s retired, he has a new No. 1 goal: raising his sons to love Jesus and others.
“I want [my boys] to have a real relationship with the Lord. And that’s why we’re here, and that’s where we find true peace, and that’s what I’m trying to instill in my boys,” Fisher, who is married to country music icon Carrie Underwood, told the Daily Wire.
“And even though our journeys are all ups and downs, I want to be a good leader for them and point them to Jesus,” Fisher said.
“That’s my number one goal at home. Obviously being a good husband — supporting my wife and loving her well — but my mom and dad are great examples of a Godly home. Not perfect — nor am I going to be perfect — but my goal is to show my boys a real relationship with Jesus every day,” he added.
The former Nashville Predators captain retired from professional hockey in 2018 after competing in the Stanley Cup finals the year before, and he said he has been enjoying the retired life.
“It’s all I’ve ever done since I was a kid, so there’s an adjustment. Having young boys at home helps because I’m there with them all the time, and that’s part of my calling for sure — raising boys in a Godly home,” Fisher said. “I also love to hunt and fish and the outdoors. My wife’s schedule is so busy that we got lots going on and I need to carry my weight. So, having those other passions helps.”
Fisher said his focus on his Christian faith has not always been easy for him.
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“I went through tough times in my life where hockey took over,” he said. “That was basically my religion.”
“And then I got to the NHL in a few years and money and all those things that come along with it, they don’t satisfy. And so I’ve kind of tried that way and it never works and you’re unfulfilled,” Fisher said.
He added that he’s also become more involved with politics since retiring, pointing to fatherhood as helping spur that involvement.
“I remember when Trump was running where politics became kind of more in the locker room,” Fisher said. “The thing is we have a lot of Canadians — there’s some Americans — but a lot of Europeans too that don’t really understand. They don’t understand politics as much — nor do they probably care as much — but the longer you’re here … I’m more passionate about politics since I retired, just because the longer you’re down here and you have kids and it’s like, what do I want my kids to grow up in America? What’s that gonna look like?”
But, when politics is too much, Fisher said sports are always there as a “great unifier.”
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“Sports, in general, is a great unifier. It’s gonna unite people around a cause that they can all pull behind and get away from politics that we’re all inundated with — good and bad,” he said.
Fisher first entered the NHL when he was drafted by the Ottawa Senators in 1998. Fisher helped lead the Senators to a Stanley Cup Final in 2007 before joining the Predators.
