​What an incredible gesture by Henrik Lundqvist and the Rangers.





After a devastating bus crash that killed a 10-year-old boy and a teacher, the Paramus hockey league reached out on behalf of one of the survivors, Brendan O’Callaghan.

Brendan is a huge hockey fan but was severely injured in the crash. He suffered a fractured skull, a broken nose and collarbone and a punctured lung. He is in a lot of pain but his spirits were momentarily lifted on Saturday when he received a special gift.





Brendan received a signed Henrik Lundqvist stick as well as a card from the rest of the Rangers. Despite initial struggles to read the signature on the stick, Brendan was able to understand the magnitude of the gift, and was thrilled as a result.

New York Rangers, Henrik Lundqvist gift young injured fan hockey stick (Vi... #Rangers https://t.co/JeZG8hhOde pic.twitter.com/5OHTpAfRCX — Rangers Report (@ranger_fanly) May 21, 2018

It is moments like these that make you realize how far sports go beyond just pure entertainment. They can bring people joy in moments of need.





Brendan is on the long road to recovery, but it was a truly class act by Lundqvist to give this young hockey fan a moment of joy when he desperately needed it.