“Always a privilege” – New Jersey Devils’ P.K. Subban honoured with King Clancy Trophy for top humanitarian contribution
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Veteran defenceman P.K. Subban of the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday won the King Clancy Trophy, an annual award presented to the player who best exemplifies leadership qualities on and off the ice and has made a notable humanitarian contribution to their community.
“It’s always a privilege to really receive individual accolades in the NHL,” Subban said, as quoted by NHL.com. “How many great players there are, and how good those players are at what they do and that includes the things they choose to do off the ice.
“To be amongst not just finalists, but winners of the award is pretty special. I’m probably most excited to accept this award for my personal team and my foundation team. They do a lot of work at times for me when I can’t do the work because of my job and they’re just as deserving of this award as I am.”
“Really fun working with Devils”
The Ontario native Subban, who was named co-chair for the Player Inclusion Committee in 2020 under the Executive Inclusion Council, donated $1 million in support of Le Spot, a mental health clinic in Montreal in March. He also matched donations of up to $100,000 for helping the Ukrainian cancer patients who arrived for life-saving treatments.
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“Right from the top down…[the Devils have] been so supportive….I think that they love the things that we’ve done as a foundation and the message that we send,” Subban said. “…Since I’ve been there, we’ve all been on the same page. It’s really been fun working with the Devils.”
Subban, 33, was presented this prestigious award by Pekka Rinne, who won last season as the goalie for the Nashville Predators.
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