Stu Cowan: Road to NHL started with ringette for Panthers' Mike Matheson

Mike Matheson’s road to the NHL started as a 3-year-old playing ringette at the Pointe Claire Arena.
On Wednesday night, the 24-year-old was at the Bell Centre playing defence for the Florida Panthers in an exhibition game against the Canadiens as he prepares to enter the first season of an eight-year, US$39-million contract. The Panthers selected the 6-foot-2, 193-pounder in the first round (23rd overall) at the 2012 NHL Draft.
Matheson learned to skate when he was only 2, but Hockey West