Matt Daley and his wife, Calynne, waited patiently on line at NYCB Live’s Nassau Coliseum on Friday night as he purchased a Stanley Cup Playoffs cap. But the Riverhead couple’s real investment in Islanders merchandise had come much earlier in the season.
Both wore blue, alternate Robin Lehner No. 40 jerseys. Asked why both were wearing the goalie’s jersey, the 35-year-old Matt Daley offered a quick explanation.
“Ten years sober,” he said, describing how he spent his 25th birthday at a rehab clinic.
“The community of being sober is so small,” he added, his voice starting to crack with emotion.