P.K. Subban is pure class.
Sure, you can argue to the nth degree about who Subban is on the ice. He’s a polarizing player at times.
But when it comes to the man off of it, there are no arguments: Subban is an exceptional human being. And this was once again on display on Monday on Reddit.
A person with the Reddit username u/hockey7676 posted to the r/hockey subreddit. The post wasn’t long, but said, “My 13 year old son has been dealing with a lot of racist taunts this year. He received a text message Saturday night from his favorite player PK Subban.”
Attached to it was the video message that Subban sent the boy -- who was identified in the message only as ‘Ty.’
His message? Keep moving forward.
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“As long as you’re still breathing in this world, you gotta believe in yourself,” Subban said. “And let nobody tell you what you can and cannot do, especially if it’s because of the color of skin.
“In this world, some things happen that we don’t understand. That’s OK, we don’t have to understand it. All we need to do is understand ourself, believe in ourself and keep trying and keep pushing forward.
“I just want to tell that when you’re playing hockey, you play because you love the game and you want to play. Let nobody take that away from you.”
The Reddit post was up to 1,200 comments as of Monday night.
Subban’s off-ice heroics have been well-documented.
In 2016, while still a member of the Montreal Canadiens, he pledged $10 million over the next seven years to the Montreal Children’s Hospital.
While in Nashville, he’s set up a program called Blueline Buddies, which aims to break down barriers between police and youths in the area.
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Scott Billeck is a writer for Pro Hockey Talk on NBC Sports. Drop him a line at phtblog@nbcsports.com or follow him on Twitter @scottbilleck