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Subban donates record $10M to Montreal Children’s Hospital

PK Subban

On Wednesday, Habs blueliner P.K. Subban made a massive philanthropic gesture, donating $10 million dollars to Montreal Children’s Hospital.
“Montreal has become my second home,” Subban said, per CBC. “My love for Montreal is why I wanted to make a significant contribution to this city and this province.”

The donation is, per a release from the hospital, “the biggest philanthropic commitment by a sports figure in Canadian history.” Part of the money will go towards P.K.'s Helping Hands -- a program that helps families struggling financially with their children’s illnesses -- and the hospital has since named its atrium after Subban.

“As I was walking out of the backroom, I noticed the P.K. Subban lettering up there and I got goosebumps,” he said. “It’s not too many times I get goosebumps in what I do playing hockey for a very long time in front a lot of people. That’s probably the only time I got goosebumps in a long time.”

Though this latest gesture is by far the largest -- at least financially speaking -- Subban has a long history of community work, especially with children. Last year, a video of him giving local youths a tour of the Bell Center and an array of gifts -- all while dressed undercover as a security guard -- went viral; this summer, he joined some kids in an impromptu road hockey game in Westmount, a suburb of Montreal.