Following Subban’s lead, new Canadiens Drouin donates $500,000 to hospital
MONTREAL — Following the lead of former Montreal Canadien P.K. Subban, forward Jonathan Drouin has made a hefty donation and pledge to a hospital.
Drouin announced Tuesday he will donate $500,000 over 10 years to the University of Montreal Hospital Centre, known by its French acronym CHUM, and pledged to participate in activities to raise $5 million more.
The Ste-Agathe-des-Monts, Que., native has yet to play a game for the Canadiens. He was acquired June 15 from the Tampa Bay Lightning for defence prospect Mikhail Sergachev. The 22-year-old then signed a six-year, US$33-million contract with his new club.
Subban made a pledge to raise $10 million for the Montreal Children’s Hospital in September, 2015. He was traded the following summer to the Nashville Predators for defenceman Shea Weber.