Evgeni Malkin is a generous guy...

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MALKIN'S ACT OF GENEROSITY HELPS LITTLE GIRL HAVE SURGERY
by Joe Sager
pittsburghpenguins.com
10/27/2006

Evgeni Malkin should have many assists during his NHL career.

However, his biggest assist may have come off the ice.

Malkin, the 20-year-old Penguins rookie, helped facilitate a much-needed surgery for a 6-year-old girl in Magnitogorsk, Russia, in September.

Dasha Tusaeva was born without a left arm and her mother, Natalia, hoped she could one day improve her daughter?s life.

This year, Natalia found out it was possible for Dasha to get an operation that would allow her to have a prosthetic arm. However, with Dasha?s father paralyzed during a street attack a few years ago, the family could not afford to travel to a Moscow hospital for medical testing and a medical procedure.

Enter Malkin. The young star learned about Dasha?s situation through a newspaper ad seeking financial assistance for the family in his hometown of Magnitogorsk. Some people from Magnitogorsk donated some money and, when Malkin was alerted to the situation, he stepped in immediately ? in a big way. Malkin paid for the family to travel to Moscow for Dasha?s tests.

When it was determined surgery would benefit Dasha, Malkin stepped up and paid for the 350,000-rubel (approximately $13,461) procedure and covered the costs of the girl?s rehabilitation.

?I am very happy that the surgery went well for her,? Malkin said through translator George Birman. ?When I learned about her situation, I knew I definitely had to help her. She was in a bad health condition without the one arm. I am glad she is doing very well now that she had the surgery.?

The whole situation was a surprise for the Malkin family as Evgeni did not publicize his act of generosity.

?His parents didn?t even know,? Birman said. ?After the surgery, a newspaper reporter called them and asked what they thought. They had no idea what was going on.?

Malkin left Russia for the United States shortly before Dasha?s surgery, so he has not had a chance to meet her. Regardless, the Tusaeva family printed a newspaper ad thanking the Penguins rookie for his generosity.

?It happened right before I had to leave. I did not meet her personally,? he said. ?I knew what was going on and what happened and how everything went. I left the country, but as far as I know, they contacted a newspaper and said thank you for everything I did.

?I would love to meet her. I hope she is doing well. Maybe I will see her this summer, we?ll see.?

 

[Brackis]

Nice story

 

[AnitaPeterson]

Stuff like this, albeit scattered amidst stories of war, greed, stupidity and corruption, restores some of my faith in the human race.

 

[classy]

He's on my fantasy hockey team. The guy is really really good. Freaky good and now we see the youngman has a good side as well.

 

[Aquaman]

That was a classy thing to do

Congrats Mario Lemieux Jr

Cheers,
Aquaman

 

[sandorski]

Nice :thumbsup:

I certainly won't cheer him on when playing against the "Nucks, but I hope he rips everyone else a new one!!

 

[Corporate Thug]

:thumbsup:

 

[zebano]

The guy is an amazing hockey player too. Sidney Crosbey + Malkin = one sick hockey team.

 

[oogabooga]

Crosby + Malkin + staal = Crazy good ><

Hockey players tend to be decent folk... or really bad folk... glad to see malkin is of the first group

 

[silverpig]

Originally posted by: oogabooga
Crosby + Malkin + staal = Crazy good ><

Hockey players tend to be decent folk... or really bad folk... glad to see malkin is of the first group

Yeah, how does that happen? They had Lemieux and Jagr together years ago, then they lose them both and go in the dumps for a few years, pick up a couple of #1 picks and end up with three of the top prospects in a long long time.

 

[mjh]

Awesome news!

 

[JohnAn2112]

Originally posted by: silverpig

Originally posted by: oogabooga
Crosby + Malkin + staal = Crazy good ><

Hockey players tend to be decent folk... or really bad folk... glad to see malkin is of the first group

Yeah, how does that happen? They had Lemieux and Jagr together years ago, then they lose them both and go in the dumps for a few years, pick up a couple of #1 picks and end up with three of the top prospects in a long long time.

The worse you do in the standings, the higher the draft pick you get.