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The email offering details of the Subban Defence Clinic was prefaced by the note: “P.K. Subban, returning home to host a clinic for an incredible cause.”

It has been more than two years since the Canadiens traded Subban to the Nashville Predators, but he made it clear Saturday that Montreal still holds a special place in his heart.

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“I came to Montreal in 2007 when I was drafted and it’s been a long time to be coming to a city and building relationships, and I come back every year to do my hockey school and my gala,” Subban said as he took a break from his weekend camp for youngsters at the Sportplexe Pierrefonds. “It’s pretty special to still have that relationship in a city you’ve played in and it’s definitely a city I call home.

“I came here as a young man and there were people here who shaped and moulded me,” Subban said. “That’s one of the reasons why I want to come back and want to give back to the city.”

Subban’s bond to the city is anchored in his relationship with the Montreal Children’s Hospital. He was introduced to the hospital during the Canadiens’ annual visits at Christmastime. He became a more frequent visitor, forming relationships with the youngsters and, in 2015, he pledged to help raise $10 million for the hospital.