Early Life:

In his early life, Jordan von Matt played as many sports as possible. He was obviously always a fan of hockey, but enjoyed football, basketball, and baseball, playing all of them into high school. He played baseball briefly in college, but left the team after his sophomore year in order to focus on hockey.
Jordan's parents were also fairly athletic in their younger years. His mother played field hockey, while his dad played basketball, and even coached up until his late 40's. Jordan's brother wasn't nearly as athletic as the rest of the family, but instead found a career in statistics. The two brothers joked that his brother should help Jordan in his hockey career with advanced analytics.
Jordan studied at the University of British Columbia in Canada, where he earned a degree in Business with a minor in Marketing. He hopes to put the degree to use when his hockey career is over.