Max Pacioretty Launching Foundation for Montreal General Hospital

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http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/...812/story.html

Canadiens physician and chief surgeon David Mulder marvels at the community involvement not just of Pacioretty, but his entire family.
“Max is very engaged in a general way of wanting to do something for the hospital,” Mulder said. “So are his parents and his new wife. He just told me a heartwarming story about his grandmother’s work at the General.
“Because of Max’s injury, everybody’s taken this on as a way to contribute to society. I’m very impressed by his maturity and I can’t tell you how supportive his mom and dad have been, how grateful they’ve been to the hospital.”
Mulder, for more than 35 years a surgeon, administrator, policy-shaper and even a pioneer at the General, was at Pacioretty’s side on Bell Centre ice on March 8 as the player lay unconscious, having been checked head-first at high speed into a stanchion between the players benches.
“Any type of concussion where there’s a loss of consciousness is an additional threat,” said Mulder, a member of the Canadiens medical family since 1963. “That’s what we were faced with. Laying face-down is a hard position in which to resuscitate or recover anybody, to get control of the airway.”

It's great to see that Max has made a full recovery and is now turning the corner on the event - to the extent that he's going to help other people who suffers injuries much like he did. saw a great tweet about Max as well:

“On the Montreal side of things, Max Pacioretty is quickly going to be known as more than the guy who almost died on the stanchion.” (Jesse Spector – SportingNews)

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is he playing hockey or did he retire