Corey Hirsch thinks highly of Myles Mattila, the founder and director of MindRight.info.
The retired NHL goalie and mental health advocate met Mattila two years ago not long after his Players Tribune story published.
Hirsch loves that the Kelowna Chiefs co-captain has taken it upon himself to help athletes after seeing a minor hockey teammate in Prince George not get the proper support.
“Myles is a beast in the mental health world. I mean he really is,” says Hirsch, a Vancouver Canucks radio colour analyst on Sportsnet650, while in Kamloops to watch his son Hayden and the Storm played the Chiefs. “For what he has done at his age, for how many years so far, it’s incredible. We need a lot more kids like him to take initiative. To have him play in this league, what a great ambassador.”
Hirsch is proud of what Mattila has done, especially without the celebrity status or fanfare.
“I was blessed enough to play in the NHL. I got a little bit of a bigger platform,” says Hirsch. “He had done it from nothing, from scratch, which is absolutely incredible. A kid that just had a vision and a goal. He is getting it done.”
Hirsch, who joined Mattila for a Q & A on mental health put on by the Storm, says it is hard for players to admit that they are struggling and they are trying to figure stuff out. Hirsch says to have someone that’s a role model, that understands like Mattila, is absolutely incredible.
