By Alisa Howlett/News staff

Nashville Predators defenseman and Vancouver Island乌鸦传媒檚 very own Matt Irwin reached out to a Victoria family in need of hockey equipment 乌鸦传媒� .

What finals, right?

Jason Shemilt called on the Facebook community after his son Lincoln乌鸦传媒檚 hockey gear was stolen from a middle school in Greater Victoria.

乌鸦传媒淥ur son is heart broken that his gear is gone,乌鸦传媒� Shemilt wrote. 乌鸦传媒淎t this point we cannot afford to replace any of it and puts him out from continuing the expensive hockey academy that we payed for.乌鸦传媒� (See full post below.)

The June 1 post reached 77 shares 乌鸦传媒� one of those shares made it all the way to Irwin.

乌鸦传媒淗e wants to be out there with his friends,乌鸦传媒� Irwin told TSN. 乌鸦传媒淎nd we know how expensive hockey gear is. I乌鸦传媒檓 so fortunate to have good friends at CCM who were able to help out.乌鸦传媒�

Melissa Shemilt, Lincoln乌鸦传媒檚 mother, told the PNR over Facebook that her son is 乌鸦传媒渙ver the moon乌鸦传媒� after the 乌鸦传媒渁mazing act of kindness乌鸦传媒� demonstrated by Irwin.

乌鸦传媒淟incoln eats, lives and breathes hockey. So to have Matt Irwin, a defenseman 乌鸦传媒� the same as Lincoln 乌鸦传媒� helping him out to get back in the game he is believing anything can happen!乌鸦传媒� she wrote.

Whether or not the Preds take home the Cup, Irwin can skate away with a different sense of pride knowing he helped a young boy continue his hockey dream.

Watch the TSN interview .

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