It felt like a prank at first to Aaron Fraser.

“My older son came running over and said, ‘You have to come, P.K. (Subban)’s playing outside.’ I thought it was a joke.”

But when the Montreal resident got out on to the street in front of his house, he almost couldn’t believe his eyes: the Canadiens star was taking shots on his 8-year-old son, Jack.

Wearing flip flops and a brown fedora, Subban stopped his car in the Montreal neighbourhood of Westmount Sunday evening and joined a group of youngsters playing hockey in the street.

Jack, a forward on a local hockey team, was in nets as Subban took one-timers, passed the puck around, and stick-handled in front of him.

“I don’t even know if he realizes how big that was. You have the Norris Trophy winner taking one-timers on you in a net,” his father said.

After Subban scored his first two shots, the young goalie made some impressive stops, even stone-walling the star defenceman on a breakaway deke.

About a dozen local kids gathered to watch the shoot-around in the affluent neighbourhood, just west of downtown Montreal, and P.K. posed for photos before leaving.

“Everybody in Montreal who is into hockey has this affinity for P.K. because he shows this youthfulness and this fun. One of my neighbours said he’s like the Muhammad Ali of hockey,” Fraser said.

So does the family expect Subban to be back for a re-match?

“He’s always welcome here, anytime he wants to come.”