By Alisa Howlett/B次元官网网址 staff

Nashville Predators defenseman and Brentwood BayB次元官网网址檚 very own Matt Irwin reached out to a Victoria family in need of hockey equipment B次元官网网址� . What Finals, right?

Jason Shemilt called on the Facebook community after his son LincolnB次元官网网址檚 hockey gear was stolen from a middle school in Greater Victoria.

B次元官网网址淥ur son is heart broken that his gear is gone,B次元官网网址� Shemilt wrote. B次元官网网址淎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.B次元官网网址� (See full post below.)

The June 1 post reached 77 shares B次元官网网址� one of those shares made it all the way to Irwin.

B次元官网网址淗e wants to be out there with his friends,B次元官网网址� Irwin told TSN. B次元官网网址淎nd we know how expensive hockey gear is. IB次元官网网址檓 so fortunate to have good friends at CCM who were able to help out.B次元官网网址�

Melissa Shemilt, LincolnB次元官网网址檚 mother, told the PNR over Facebook that her son is B次元官网网址渙ver the moonB次元官网网址� after the B次元官网网址渁mazing act of kindnessB次元官网网址� demonstrated by Irwin.

B次元官网网址淟incoln eats, lives and breathes hockey. So to have Matt Irwin, a defenseman B次元官网网址� the same as Lincoln B次元官网网址� helping him out to get back in the game he is believing anything can happen!B次元官网网址� 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 .

Reporter@peninsulanewsreview.com.