Former Islanders captain, Stanley Cup champ dishes on life after hockey, new business venture

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New York Islanders captain Mark Streit retired in 2017 after 12 seasons and a Stanley Cup championship. Several months later, he was already working on a new business venture.

Stanley Cup champion and former New York Islanders captain Mark Streit retired from the NHL in 2017 after 12 seasons in the league. Now, nearly six years removed from his professional playing career, the Swiss ice hockey icon has taken on a new role as a business professional and a shining example of what life can look like after hanging up the skates. 'I think whenever you stop playing hockey, it's kind of – it's not foreseen,' Streit told Fox News Digital in a recent interview.

’' Küffer founded the brand in 2018, bringing on board Streit and Ted Schneider, a member of the family that owned Breitling for nearly 40 years. According to Bloomberg, the company saw its best year yet in 2022, surpassing the previous year’s revenue by 117%. 'I think it's huge and it's a lot of hard work,' Streit said of the young company’s growth. 'That's the same thing in sport, you got to take certain risk.

 

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