#*miracle

IN MEMORY OF MICHAEL MANTENUTO (May 31, 1981--April 24, 2017)

Link to leave condolences for his family and friends

“Mantenuto stepped on the ice, got hacked, and his hockey instincts took over. “This kid says, 'What are you gonna do, pretty boy?' So I drop my gloves,” says Mantenuto. "I end up getting in a fight, and kicking his ass pretty badly. And, in slow motion, I look over at Gavin and I think, 'Oh, s**t, they're gonna throw me out of here.’ And Gavin has this huge smile on his face. I came off the ice and apologized, and Gavin said, ‘No, that was great.’” -- Inspired Ink

“It was his father, Ed, who taught Mantenuto, a former Division I college hockey player, to skate. It was his father who fueled his love for hockey. So it came as a blow to the family when Ed Mantenuto suffered a near-fatal stroke more than a decade ago, leaving him temporarily paralyzed and robbing him of the ability to speak for three years. Eleven years later, he is walking and talking again. And Michael Mantenuto, in his first role in a major motion picture, is winning accolades for his acting and athleticism.” -- Boston News