Flyers Captain To Send Late Chestnut Hill Hockey Club Player's Family Care Package, Report Says

After hearing about the untimely and inexplicable death of 18-year-old hockey star Nick Bond, one of Philadelphia's biggest hockey names decided to help ease Bond's family pain.

Claude Giroux, center and captain for the Philadelphia Flyers, is planning to send Bond's parents and three borthers a care package in hopes of easing the family's pain during their extremely difficult time.

According to Philly.com, Giroux's personal assistant said the NHL star has Bond's family in his thoughts and prayers.

"Claude Just wants to let them know he's thinking about them" his assistant told the outlet.

The family is in his thoughts and prayers, and Claude just wants to let them know he’s thinking about them," she said.

Bond died Monday at the Albert Einstein Medical Center after being taken to the facility Sunday following his collapse after coming off the ice.

The Philadelphia Medical Examiner's Office has ruled Bond's death an accident.

Witnesses said they did not see Bond get hit in the head, nor did Bond report being hit in the head during Sunday's game.

Bond, from Springfield, Montgomery County, was the captain of the Under 18 National Team at the Wissahickon Skating Club in Chestnut Hill.

Kevin Hamel, president of the Wissahickon Skating Club, said Bond was a "fiery and skilled competitor who believed that success on and off the ice was built on teamwork and friendship."

"He lead with confidence and compassion," Hamel said in a statement. "He was, without question, the epitome of what we want most in our children."

Image via Wissahickon Skating Club