Live2Inspire S2Ep4: Corey Hirsch, Mental Health Advocate and Former NHL Goaltending Coach

Welcome back to another episode of Live2Inspire. My guest for this week is Corey Hirsch!

A former NHL Goaltender, NHL Goaltending Coach, and Olympic Silver Medallist, Corey Hirsch was featured in an article in the Players Tribune opening up about his struggle with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder while on the rise to a promising career in the NHL. He has since dedicated himself to ending the stigma of mental health and becoming the National Youth Ambassador for the Center for Addiction and Mental Health. Hirsch helped create and organize the CAMH program Gamechangers, geared to get mental health info into the hands of our youth.

Born in Medicine Hat, Alberta and raised in Calgary, Alberta, Corey was drafted in 1991 by the New York Rangers. He spent three years of his early career with New York where he was an active roster member when the team won the 1994 Stanley Cup. In April of 1995 he was traded to the Vancouver Canucks where he played the majority of his NHL games all while hiding and battling a mental illness.

After retiring from active play, Hirsch became an NHL goaltending coach for elite NHL goaltenders and prospects for another six seasons with the Toronto Maple Leafs and St Louis Blues. Corey has since transitioned from NHL coach to broadcaster where he currently works for Sportsnet650 as the radio color analyst covering the Vancouver Canucks.

To learn more about Corey, visit: https://coreyhirsch.com/