P.K. Subban turns children’s hospital into winter wonderland (Video)

At this rate, P.K. Subban of the Montreal Canadiens is giving Santa a run for best holiday surprises on an annual basis.

Last year, it was the elaborate “Security Guard Karl” prank, in which he pretended to be an elderly practice rink worker before ripping off his disguise and playing hockey with some kids.

This year, Subban turned the atrium at Montreal Children’s Hospital into a Winter Wonderland, with the help of Air Canada. In his Christmas jammies …

Spoiler: That part near the end, with the family that lost their house in a fire? Did it *sniff* get a little dusty in here all of a sudden?

The Winter Wonderland – complete with presents and facepaint and games – took place in the P.K. Subban atrium, so named after Subban made a seven-year, $10 million commitment to the Montreal Children's Hospital.

Arpon Basu of NHL.com has a good story on how Subban connected with the hospital and explored his philanthropic side this year:

Subban turned 26 the day after that playoff loss to the Lightning, but his decision to have a greater impact off the ice than he does on it came long before.

He felt he needed to be strategic about his plans and capture people while he has their attention, even if it means shrugging off a bitter professional disappointment to make a last-minute, "transformational" visit to a fundraiser.

"I have the ability as of right now to encourage other people to get involved," Subban said. "I may not always have that ability to get people to donate money and join my charity or my foundation or my events. But right now I do, so I'm trying to capitalize on that. Who knows? Hopefully I have that for the rest of my life, but why not do it now?"

We’re witnessing a very, very special human being playing in the NHL. Thanks again for the holiday cheer, P.K.

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