PITTSBURGH — A local high school football player who is in the hospital after getting hurt during a game got a surprise visitor this week.
Evgeni Malkin of the Pittsburgh Penguins stopped at the Children's Home and Lemieux Family Center in Pittsburgh to visit Hayden Hamilton, according to NHL.com.
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Hamilton has been in the hospital since Aug. 31, when he suffered a severe spine injury during the season opener for Laurel Junior Senior High School in New Castle.
According to NHL.com, the Penguins center gave the 15-year-old sophomore a signed jersey and stick.
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