The NHL's Mike Fisher Talks Faith, Trials and Missions

Defender of Faith

By Corine Gatti

This is not an article on Nashville Predator forward Mike Fisher’s stats as a player or how much ice time he will receive in October, nor his love for checking players into the boards. It's more about a quiet leader of sorts who does seem to have it all. He's married to country singer Carrie Underwood, living his childhood dream and has access to a vast amount of opportunities that professional athletes enjoy. The native from Peterborough, Ontario accepted Jesus into his life when he was only six year old and had the support from his parents Jim and Karen, he seemed spiritually set. Yet fame and money snaked into Fisher’s spiritual backyard causing him to backslide, along with the party scene, until God snatched him back for a bigger calling-serving Him and mentoring children.

Traded by the Ottawa Senators where he spent over 11 years, Fisher was traded in February to the Predators. Heartbroken, the soft-spoken player continued to make Jesus Christ a priority and reach out to others through his faith, baffling his new teammates with his work ethic. Fisher, 31, desires teens to have a mentor, and he’s willing to take on that role in his new book Defender of Faith that will be released in September and his nonprofit hockey camps.

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Carrie on cheering: Underwood celebrates husband Mike Fisher's winning ice hockey goal

With his number one fan in the crowd, it's no wonder that ice hockey player Mike Fisher scored a game-winning goal.

And Carrie Underwood look delighted as she cheered on her husband as he played for his new club The Nashville Predators last night.

The 27-year-old country singer bit her nails, cheered and held her hands aloft as Fisher strutted impressed fans on the rink.

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Underwood says husband's trade 'exciting opportunity'

via journalgazette.net...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — So long, long distance. Newlyweds Carrie Underwood and NHL player Mike Fisher soon will be living together full time in Nashville.

The Ottawa Senators traded Fisher to the Nashville Predators for two draft picks.

Underwood tells The Associated Press in a statement that they will both miss Ottawa.

She says Fisher has been a big part of the community, and she'll never forget how they welcomed her with open arms.

The two have been splitting time between the two cities since they were married last July. Nashville is Underwood's adopted hometown since winning "American Idol" in 2005 and launching her country music career.

She says they consider the trade an exciting opportunity for Fisher and that she supports him wherever he plays.

Fisher could play for the Preds on Saturday.

Predators acquire Mike Fisher

From Tennessean.com...

The Predators have acquired Ottawa forward Mike Fisher in exchange for Nashville’s first-round draft pick in the 2011 NHL Draft and a conditional pick in the 2012 draft.

Fisher, the husband of country superstar Carrie Underwood, is tied for his team’s lead in goals with 14 and is third in points (24).

“We were seeking a top-six forward and Mike Fisher was the player we set our sights on,” Predators General Manager David Poile said.

The 30-year-old Fisher also has plenty of playoff experience, having played in 75 postseason games.

Carrie Underwood Visits THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA

Via Broadwayworld.com...

Country music star and American Idol alum Carrie Underwood paid a visit to Broadway's THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA on January 28 with her husband, Mike Fisher.

Since becoming the longest-running show in Broadway history in January 2006 (when it surpassed the then-record run of Cats), every performance has set a new longevity record. Incredibly, since that milestone, the production has played an additional 5 years and over 2,000 performances - which by itself would be a healthy run for a hit Broadway musical. Its longevity is unprecedented and PHANTOM remains miles ahead of all competition. The long-closed Cats remains a distant second, having run just shy of 18 years. The closest currently-running show is the revival of Chicago, which reached 14 years in November 2010.

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Mike Fisher to spend Christmas in Nashville with Carrie Underwood

From PeterboroughExaminer.com...

Peterborough native Mike Fisher will cuddle with Carrie Underwood this Christmas.

After the Senators play in Nashville on Thursday, Fisher will stay with his wife/country music superstar at her home until Saturday.

"It's my third home, I guess. I've got a lot of homes right now," said Fisher, with a laugh on Tuesday. "It'll be fun. I've got a lot of friends there and it's going to be a good time. I'm looking forward to the holiday for sure."

The last time the Senators played in Nashville was on Feb. 16, 2009. Underwood sat in a private box and ducked when TV cameras panned her in the crowd.

"Somehow she gets free tickets. I don't. She does," said Fisher.

The Senators host the Pittsburgh Penguins on Boxing Day.

"I'll spend (Christmas) with her family, then back here with my family," said Fisher. "Maybe I'll get two turkeys, a double-whammy."

Underwood plays at the Palace at Auburn Hills, near Detroit, on Wednesday.

Mike Fisher to spend Christmas in Nashville with Carrie Underwood

From thepeterboroughexaminer.com...

Peterborough native Mike Fisher will cuddle with Carrie Underwood this Christmas.

After the Senators play in Nashville on Thursday, Fisher will stay with his wife/country music superstar at her home until Saturday.

"It's my third home, I guess. I've got a lot of homes right now," said Fisher, with a laugh on Tuesday. "It'll be fun. I've got a lot of friends there and it's going to be a good time. I'm looking forward to the holiday for sure."

The last time the Senators played in Nashville was on Feb. 16, 2009. Underwood sat in a private box and ducked when TV cameras panned her in the crowd.

"Somehow she gets free tickets. I don't. She does," said Fisher.

The Senators host the Pittsburgh Penguins on Boxing Day.

"I'll spend (Christmas) with her family, then back here with my family," said Fisher. "Maybe I'll get two turkeys, a double-whammy."

Underwood plays at the Palace at Auburn Hills, near Detroit, on Wednesday.

Dinner with Mike Fisher and Carrie Underwood? Bidding starts at $7,500

OTTAWA — If you could sit down to dinner with someone famous who would it be? If your answer is Ottawa Senators centre Mike Fisher and/or his country-singing wife, Carrie Underwood, then check this out: the couple has volunteered to be dinner dates with the highest bidder at a charity event happening Tuesday.

The opening bid is $7,500.

The fundraiser is being held by brothers Richard and Robert Valente, owners of Fratelli restaurant. The $150-a-ticket night is taking place at their Kanata location on Terry Fox Drive and will raise money for the Ottawa Senators Foundation’s charity of choice, the Roger’s House pediatric palliative care facility, as well as Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Support Programs.

Fisher has been a loyal customer and good friend over the past decade, Richard Valente said. The hockey star is also honorary chairman of Roger’s House.

“Anytime I do something (charitable), I call him and he’s quick to say ‘Yes’,” said Valente. “This time he said, for the first time ever, ‘Throw in a dinner with me and Carrie’.”

Carrie Underwood: 'I Hope Those Motherly Instincts Are in Me'

From People.com...

First comes marriage and then comes baby?

Not anytime soon for Carrie Underwood.

"Oh, it's going to be awhile," she tells InStyle magazine. "The other night, [husband Mike Fisher] was with some friends and their kids, and he sent me a funny text saying, 'Watching my friend's kids ... Let's wait a while.'"

But 27-year-old Underwood, who tied the knot in July, has her own personal concerns with having children. "I didn't grow up around kids, and I hope those motherly instincts are in me," she says. "I'm sure they are, but I don't know what to talk about with a 4-year-old!"

The Southern songstress is busy enough settling into newlywed life. "With Mike, there was not a doubt in my head," Underwood says of the entire relationship with her hockey beau. "I like missing him. I like looking forward to something."

Carrie Underwood "Makes Baby Pact with Girlfriends"

Showbizspy reports...

CARRIE Underwood has reportedly made a baby pact with her girlfriends.

Sources say the American Idol alum — who wed hockey hunk Mike Fisher in July — is timing her first pregnancy with her closest friends so they can share parenting duties!

“Carrie hatched a plot with a few of her best friends,” an insider told American tabloid the National Enquirer.

“They all agreed to try to conceive at the same time so they can support each other through their pregnancies and can all share baby-rearing responsibilities.

“Carrie is a little bit of a hippie at heart, and she loves the idea of sharing the parenting experience with her inner circle.

“Mike can’t wait to have kids. But with her busy career, he understands Carrie’s apprehension. So he’s all for her sharing the workload with her friends.”

Carrie Underwood Calls Hubby the 'Missing Piece to My Puzzle'

From People.com...

With two careers that keep them on the road, Carrie Underwood and Mike Fisher haven't had much together time since their July 10 wedding, but the singer says for her, marriage is a perfect fit.

"Mike's the missing piece to my puzzle – he's a few pieces," Underwood tells PEOPLE Country in its November issue. "He makes me a better person."

Though Underwood, 27, admits that winters in her hockey player husband's native Canada can be rough ("I can't do my cute heels in the winter!"), for now, the couple are content to shuttle between their Nashville and Ottawa homes.

"It's not like we have office jobs where you can transfer!" she says. "It's not a conventional marriage."

Underwood says the marriage is something for which she gives thanks, along with other blessings in her life, like her dog Ace – whom she "missed like crazy" while on her two-week Tahitian honeymoon with Fisher – her faith ("with God, the bad isn't as bad") and her family.

Carrie Underwood's husband sends gift to grieving family

From USA Today...

Here's a touching story with a tie to a former Idol:

When hockey-loving 15-year-old Mike Fisher collapsed and died suddenly during roller-hockey practice Sept. 24 in New Jersey, the teen's family contacted the Ottawa Senators and asked if Sens center Mike Fisher (who's married to Carrie Underwood) might send an autographed photo that they could display at the funeral.

Because the Senators were on the road, the photo didn't arrive in time for the funeral, but when the family returned home from the service, they found a package on their doorstep containing a photo with the inscription, "From one Fish to another. Many blessings."

"It was a sad, sad story," the Senators' Fisher told the Ottawa Citizen Wednesday. "There aren't too many Mike Fishers playing hockey out there."

No wonder Carrie Underwood says her husband "makes me a better person."

Carrie Underwood talks with Big D and Bubba

From USA Today...



Carrie Underwood called in to the Big D and Bubba syndicated radio show Monday morning, talking with them about her fans' reaction to the Country Music Association's not giving her an Entertainer of the Year nomination. "They love their girl," Carrie said.

Carrie also talked about new hubby Mike Fisher. She said she wasn't planning on changing her stage name but that she did practice writing her married name. "It looked terrible," she said, chalking up part of the problem to her "terrible penmanship."

Carrie said the first thing she noticed about her future hockey-player husband was his dark hair and blue eyes. "I've dated several dark-haired, blue-eyed guys," she said.

Carrie Underwood: Marriage 'Feels A Lot Like Dating'

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Country songbird Carrie Underwood wed NHL star Mike Fisher in July, and the beautiful blonde says married life is "working out really nicely."

"Everyone always asks, 'Do you feel any different?' and I don't," Carrie told Access Hollywood at an Olay Skin Care event on Wednesday, of life after saying, "I do." "He's in Ottawa working right now, and I'm working, so it feels a lot like dating."

The "American Idol" reportedly began dating the Canadian athlete in 2008 after the two met at one of Carrie's concert. They became engaged in December 2009.

Although long-distance relationships can be challenging, the singer told Access that a little space sometimes has its benefits.

"It's kind of nice because I get to miss him and I get excited to see him," the newlywed said.

The Grammy-winning superstar told Access that the best part of the couple's fairytale Georgia wedding was being surrounded by their loved ones.

"We had all of our friends and family there, and everybody got to know everybody else," she said. "Canada got to know America -- it was awesome."

Source: OMG! from Yahoo!

Carrie Underwood, Mike Fisher Settle Into Ottawa

By: Alison Bonaguro

I know Carrie Underwood is crazy about her new husband, Mike Fisher, but is she seriously letting him handle the interior design of their new house in Ontario? That is true love right there.

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Carrie Underwood's Diamond Tiara

From Johnathon Arndt Gallery of Jewels...

Carrie Underwood's 40 Carat Diamond Tiara

On that special day in Georgia, not only were Carrie and Mike sparkling, but so were the Diamonds. Carrie was wearing a one-of-a-kind, especially designed for her, Diamond Tiara hosting over 40.00 carats (that's right ... 40.00 carats) of diamonds all set in 18 KT. White Gold, Victorian in Design, surrounded with diamond flowers and vines (Carrie Underwood has a passion for flowers). The tiara was a wedding gift from her amazing husband Mike Fisher. Since the engagement, Johnathon Arndt has kept the design for the tiara a secret.

The Diamond Tiara will now set a place in the Underwood/Fisher tradition for the generations to come. "This is something you can pass on to your children and grandchildren so they too can share that special wedding day," Johnathon Arndt told Mike Fisher and Carrie Underwood.

In addition to the beautiful Diamond Tiara, Johnathon Arndt designed, with Carrie Underwood, those special wedding bands. Carrie's wedding band is designed in a timeless and delicate tradition hosting both princess and round flawless white diamonds and it can also be worn with her flawless yellow diamond engagement ring.

For Mike Fisher's ring, Johnathon and Carrie took a different approach creating a masculine band with a very special Carrie Underwood touch ... "hidden diamonds."

For the reception Carrie Underwood also wore her Johnathon Arndt Collection Jewels.

Even Ace had a little sparkle, that's right Johnathon Arndt even designed a special diamond charm with the letter "A" for ACE and he wore that on his custom-made Tux. "Who says Diamonds can't be a Dog's best friend?" asks Johnathon Arndt.

"Two lives begin as one, today, tomorrow and the generations to come" -- Johnathon Arndt

How Carrie Underwood Is Spending Her Honeymoon

From People.com...


They've been photographed just relaxing on their Tahitian honeymoon – but newlyweds Carrie Underwood and Mike Fisher have also been taking in the French Polynesian sights. Especially underwater and by air.

"Carrie and Mike have enjoyed swimming and snorkeling with reef sharks," a source tells PEOPLE of the honeymooners. "They also toured the island via helicopter."

That's not to say they're not spending time alone, too, in their luxury overwater bungalow.

"They have also spent some quiet alone time on their 
deck," the source says. "They looked so happy together and can't stop kissing and 
doting on each other."

The two, who wed on July 10 at Georgia's Ritz-Carlton Reynolds Plantation resort, arrived in Tahiti on July 12, and were greeted with juice in coconut shells.

They also "would not let go of each other's hands when they were escorted to their bungalow," the source says. "They looked very much like happy and excited newlyweds."

Carrie Underwood Wedding Dress PHOTO

From TPI News...

Carrie Underwood is now a married woman after her wedding to Mike Fisher during the weekend. The couple wed at the Ritz Carlton located in Greensboro, Georgia on Saturday and pictures have started to come out showing the beautiful Carrie Underwood wedding dress.Underwood sold the pics of her wedding to People magazine and in them we can see a happy Carrie truly enjoying the day of her wedding, which was simply beautiful according to sources who attended the event.

Her wedding dress was designed by Monique Lhuillier, and is made with Chantilly lace and silk organza. You can check it out on the picture above in which she appears next to new husband Fisher. Carrie also spoke to the magazine about her wedding dress:

“The wedding dress was huge,” Carrie said. “I wanted to get my boogie on, so I had to change.”

Well what can we say, the dress does look big, but it is a “beautiful big”. All the flowers in the wedding were pink and white to match the colors worn by the bride. Even her dog was dressed for the occasion with a pink tuxedo. If you want to see more pics, you’ll have to wait until Friday when the magazine comes out.

Inside Carrie Underwood's Sparkly Southern Wedding!

Make no mistake: Carrie Underwood means business when it comes to getting her groove on.

For her July 10 wedding to Canadian hockey player Mike Fisher, 30, the country queen, 27, opted for a Chantilly lace and silk organza Monique Lhuillier gown. But after the ceremony, the bride promptly changed into a strapless Lhuillier cocktail dress.

"The wedding dress was huge," Underwood tells PEOPLE in this week's issue. "I wanted to get my boogie on, so I had to change."

Also looking sharp for the wedding, which was held at Georgia's Ritz-Carlton Reynolds Plantation resort: Underwood's beloved pooch Ace, who donned a Swarovski crystal-encrusted pink tuxedo to trot down the aisle.

"Mike was like, 'He's in pink! What are you doing?' " the newlywed singer says of Ace's tux. "But he looked so handsome."

For all the details and exclusive photos of Underwood's lavish Georgia wedding, pick up this week's issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday

Do you know the way to Tahiti?

Here's some more pics of Carrie and Mike at LAX as they head to their honeymoon in French Polynesia.