John Royal January 10, AM. Matt Hackett asked just one thing of his coach yesterday afternoon. That one thing was for Mike Yeo to let him play in the game against San Antonio, just hours away. This was a rather brave move for the Aeros' rookie net minder as just the night before, he'd been beaten up by the same Rampage team, giving up four goals on 13 shots in just under 30 minutes of play. But as Yeo said after yesterday's game, the AHL is a developmental league, and it's important to the development of younger guys that not only do they get to play, but that the coach shows faith in them.
Yeo gave his faith to Hackett, changing his mind and removing the game's original starter, Josh Tordjman, from the lineup. And that move paid off as Hackett stopped 28 of 29 shots as the Aeros won the game behind the play with Hackett and the assistance of Kris Fredheim and Jean-Michel Daoust.
It's no secret that this has been a tough rookie season for Hackett. He's had moments of exceptional play, but his play has more often consisted of sloppy or careless play. But he spent last week working with Minnesota's goalie coach, Bob Mason, and it seems like it might have paid off. Hackett shut out the Lake Erie Monster on Friday night for the first shutout of his professional career.
The game-winning goal on Friday came off the stick of Daoust, who scored a first-period goal on a penalty shot after he was dragged down from behind on a breakaway. And though Hackett let down on Saturday night, he came back in force last night. The Rampage scored the first goal, but Fredheim tied it less than a minute later. And with it looking as if the game might be heading to overtime, Daoust got the pass from Chad Rau and put the Aeros up with remaining in the game.
The team recalled forward Jeff Taffe to fill Koivu's roster spot. The Minnesota Wild picked up their sixth straight win with a victory over the L. Mikko Koivu started the scoring just 24 seconds into the game, and rookie Matt Hackett stopped 42 of 44 shots. MN News. Weather MN. MN Lifestyle. Music and Radio. Minnesota Life.
MN Sports. Minnesota Life. MN Sports. Minnesota United. Get Our Newsletter. Find a Realtor. Home MN Sports. TV, Movies and The Arts. MN Health. MN Coronavirus. The funding is allowing Hackett to add a second silversmith and manufacturing shop behind his house in Richmond.
And its giving him a chance to step up production of his handiwork, which is already for sale at five retail outlets in Texas. Designs by Matt markets a wide collection of handmade sterling silver and gold products -- from cufflinks and key rings to money clips and pendants.
But his most sought-after designs are the intricate silver belt buckles he has produced during the five years since his release from the Texas penal system.
Hackett grew up in an upper-middle-class neighborhood, the son of a Fort Bend County dentist. But he began experimenting with drugs as a teenager and soon developed a heroin addiction. A high school dropout and incarcerated by age 19, Hackett was in and out of jail and finally ended up in a state prison in Rosharon for a robbery committed while trying to finance his drug habit. I've really put all that behind me. Hackett was already familiar with jewelry-making materials when he got to prison, so he soon set out to teach himself the trade.
He began making belt buckles, rings and other jewelry out of a low-cost nickel and copper alloy and selling his work product to prison employees and to members of outside police agencies.
He learned to set stones, got his high school diploma and earned a degree in diamonds and diamond grading.
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