'Tis the season, and the spirit of giving is definitely something Boston Bruins winger David Pastrnak has in spades. He showcased as much by gifting his MVP-awarded Honda CR-V Hybrid to a single mother and emergency room nurse at Tufts Medical Center in Boston.
Pastrnak, who was raised by a single mother himself, knows the rigors that single mothers face due to his experiences with his mom, Marcela, back in the Czech Republic and he wanted to do something special for someone like her for the holidays. That someone turned out to be Kaitlin Hagstrom - who has worked tirelessly throughout the pandemic while also taking care of her 4-year-old son, Shaun.
The Bruins superstar worked in collaboration with Hagstrom's manager to arrange a meeting that was presented to the single mother as a performance review. When she arrived, Pastrnak was waiting on a videoconferencing line to deliver the good news while Bruins mascot Blades waited outside with the keys to her brand new Honda CR-V Hybrid.
In addition, the Bruins pitched in and outfitted her son Shaun with new skates and hockey gear to go along with his very own Pastrnak jersey.
"I'm still kind of in shock from it," Hagstrom said on Tuesday. "They had me totally fooled. I had no idea about this. I feel so grateful. It's amazing."
Hagstrom was surprised to hear about Pastrnak's upbringing, describing just how difficult it can be trying to balance a professional life with a personal life and specifically with being the sole caregiver for a young child, expressing her gratitude to Pasta for the wonderful gift.
"I didn't know that about him," Hagstrom said. "It's really difficult trying to just juggle everything between work, being a mom, working, trying to do everything. It is really challenging, and I feel blessed and grateful that he gave me the Honda."
"I just can't even put it into words what it means to me," Hagstrom said. "It's going to help me out quite a lot, actually. I'm just so thankful."
Source: NHL.com
