Michael Mantenuto / Biography

Played hockey for the University of Maine but ended up quitting due to a coaching change.
Worked on a fishing boat in Gloucester, Massachusetts.
Father is a hall monitor at Algonquin Regional High School in Northborough, Massachusetts.
Transferred to University of Massachusetts - Boston in 2001.
Has a daughter.
Got into a fight on the ice with another player who picked on him and other guys during tryouts for "Miracle". He apologized to director Gavin O'Connor afterwards, to which Gavin responded, "No, that was good," and cast him as Jack O'Callahan, the defenseman dubbed "the first one to drop his gloves."
Father is Ed Mantenuto.
His last name is the past participle of the Italian verb "mantenere," which means "to maintain."
His father Ed, who was the assistant principal and hockey coach at Holliston High School, suffered a near-fatal stroke in 1993 that left him temporarily paralyzed and mute for three years. After years of rehab, he was able to walk and talk (at a slower pace) again.
Attended Holliston High School.
Has three sisters.
His father taught him how to skate and play hockey from the moment he could walk, while his sisters learned how to figure skate.
Played for the Walpole Junior Stars in the Eastern Junior Hockey League for three years before he was recruited by the University of Maine in 2000.
Has brown hair and blue eyes.
Was recruited to play hockey by Boston University, University of Maine and University of New Hampshire before ultimately deciding on Maine.
Mother is a therapist.
Was roommates with UMaine Black Bears teammate Todd Jackson before transferring to UMass. Jackson was recruited by the Detroit Red Wings in 2004.
Working on a new comedy series called "Dirtbags" with actress Melissa Joan Hart that should air on FOX later this year.