Meet Carrie Underwood's Husband, Mike Fisher

From Country Living

• Carrie Underwood and Mike Fisher met in 2008.

• The two married in 2010 on Lake Oconee, Georgia.

• They have one child together: a three year-old son named Isaiah.

• Fisher was a professional ice hockey player, and retired permanently this year.

Since she won American Idol in 2005, Carrie Underwood has dominated the country music scene. Her husband, Mike Fisher, has made a name for himself as well, playing hockey for the Nashville Predators. Together, they're the ultimate power couple. Here's everything you need to know about the man who stole your favorite country star's heart.

He grew up in Canada.

Fisher grew up in Peterborough, Ontario, which he says is where fell in love with hockey. “[The town] was filled with hockey rinks. I tried balancing that with school and church and family,” he wrote in a post for I Am Second.

Fisher knew he always wanted to be a hockey player because of his love for the game. “I’d get the question: ‘Hey, what do you want to be when you grow up?’ And it was: ‘An NHL hockey player,’” he explained. “That’s all I wanted to do. I remember just the anticipation, I loved to compete. I loved the speed of it. I loved to score.”

He became a pro at a young age.

At age 17, Fisher left home after being drafted into the Ontario Hockey League. Two years later, when he was just 19, he was drafted to the National Hockey League in the second round as the 44th pick. He started playing for the Ottawa Senators and made his debut on October 2, 1999 against the Philadelphia Flyers. He scored his first goal in the NHL on October 31, 1999 against the Atlanta Thrashers, according to his player bio.

A mutual friend set him up with Carrie Underwood.

Underwood and Fisher met thanks to Underwood's bass player, who was friends with Fisher and wanted to set them up. The two met at a meet-and-greet during one of her concerts and later went on a separate date for drinks and dessert, in October 2008. “Needless to say, I was a little bit nervous. [The] first time I saw her, she was more beautiful in person than on TV,” he revealed in Underwood’s Behind the Music episode. The two had their first official date on New Year’s Eve that same year, where they also shared their first kiss together at midnight.

Fisher and Underwood got married in July 2010 at the Ritz-Carlton resort on Lake Oconee, Georgia. For the first six or seventh months of their marriage, the couple was separated for weeks at a time because of the demands of their respective careers.

He has one child.

Isaiah Michael Fisher was born on February 27, 2015 and it seems like Fisher has been a doting dad from the very beginning. Fisher talked to The Tennessean shortly after Isaiah's birth and confirmed he changes his son's diapers and misses Isaiah when he's traveling for work. "Our family's pretty awesome," he said. "There's nothing better."

He was traded to the Nashville Predators in 2011.

After playing with the Senators for more than 11 years, Fisher was traded on February 20, 2011 to the Nashville Predators. Although the trade came as a shock, he was even more surprised to find out that he would be going to Nashville, where Underwood lives and works. According to Fisher, the Senators' General Manager Bryan Murray and owner Eugene Melnyk specifically wanted to trade Fisher over to the Predators so he could spend more time with his wife.

“When trade talks had heated up, a few teams had been interested in me, but Eugene and Bryan agreed to make sure that my destination would be Nashville,” Fisher wrote in a post for The Players Tribune. “They could have traded me anywhere, but they were genuinely looking out for me and my family.

He took his team to the playoffs.

In 2012, Fisher won the NHL Foundation Award, which, according to its official description, is awarded to the player “who applies the core values of hockey-commitment, perseverance and teamwork-to enrich the lives of people in his community.” After being on the team for over four years, Fisher was named captain of the Nashville Predators in 2016.

In his first season as captain, he led the Predators to the Stanley Cup finals where they lost to the Pittsburgh Penguins 2-4 after six games.

He briefly retired in 2017.

Following a 17-year career in the NHL and seven seasons with the Predators, including one as captain, Fisher announced his retirement in a letter that was published in The Tennessean.

“This is the hardest decision I’ve ever had to make, but I know I’ve made the right one. I’ve decided to retire from the NHL,” he wrote. According to The Tennessean, Fisher devoted himself to raising their newborn son, Isaiah.

Overall, the athlete played 1,088 games by the time he retired. He participated in two Stanley Cup Finals, one with each of the teams he played on. Fisher said that going out on a high note for him was important and leaving after the 2016-2017 season was the most perfect moment for him to retire. “That was the best year, the most fun I’ve had, no question, in my career,” he told Sports Spectrum. “So for me, it was like going out on a high. For sure.”

He was back in action this season...

His retirement didn't last long-and after spending six months off the ice, Fisher announced that he would be returning to his team for the playoff season. The Predators signed him into a one-year, $1 million contract before the trade deadline, according to the NHL. “Carrie, she kept asking me almost every day what I was going to do,” Fisher said in a press conference. “She wanted me to do it. She’s usually right. … I definitely have the blessing of family.”

...but it didn't end as he'd hoped.

Although the Predators were a favorite to win this year's Stanley Cup finals, music city's hockey team fell to the Winnipeg Jets in the Western Conference second round. Fisher had to watch the 1-5 game seven loss from the bench as he suffered a lower body injury. Although the Predators didn't go all the way, Fisher had positive things to say about his season. "I'm glad I came back. It was awesome," Fisher told NHL.com. "Obviously disappointing, but that's the way it goes sometimes. I know this team, they'll learn and grow and be better. There's a lot to look forward to."

He says now he's really retiring.

Never say never, but it seems Fisher is really hanging up the skates this time. He told NHL.com he is planning on staying retired. "I've milked this cow as long as it'll go. It's bone dry."

He puts his family first.

Since sharing the news of his official retirement in May, Fisher has been spending a lot of time with his wife and son. Underwood shared of photos of a sweet family vacation in Napa Valley, and Fisher has posted several photos of him and Isaiah spending quality time together.

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