Jonathan Drouin has not lost any time before becoming involved in the Montreal community since he joined the Habs.
The Montreal Canadiens forward announced Tuesday that he will donate $500,000 over 10 years to the CHUM Foundation for the Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal.
Drouin said during a visit to the hospital’s research centre on Tuesday that he also intends to get involved in various activities over the next decade to raise $5 million for the institution.
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Drouin, 22, was acquired from the Tampa Bay Lightning for defence prospect Mikhail Sergachev in June.
He immediately agreed to a six-season contract valued at US $33 million.
Drouin became the second NHL player in two years to make a major donation to a Montreal hospital.
Defenceman P.K. Subban pledged $10 million to the Montreal Children's Hospital Foundation in September 2015. Subban was traded by the Canadiens to the Nashville Predators the following summer in return for defender Shea Weber.