Ryan Hartman reaches insane amount of money thanks to fans’ donations following controversial fine

In case you missed it earlier this week, Minnesota Wild forward Ryan Hartman earned himself a $4,250 fine for making an “obscene gesture” at Edmonton Oilers forward Evander Kane. That gesture, of course, was simply a big middle finger as a linesman dragged him away to the penalty box.

Following the announcement of Hartman’s fine literally hundreds of Wild fans took to currency sharing application Venmo to chip in a few bucks for his fine… On Thursday, the total amount was coming close to over $6,000, and Hartman announced that he’ll pay the fine himself and will donate any cash he receive to the Minnesota Children’s Hospital.

On Friday, Hartman was shocked:

“We just hit $20,000 with still time left… I’ll be donating an additional 4,250 myself bringing total just shy of $25,000. Let’s keep them coming for Minnesota Children’s Hospital.”
The deadline is tonight at 7CT.

Classy move! The only thing that could make this better is if/when Kane gets his comeuppance the next time the Wild and Oilers face off.

Oh shouldn’t Kane contribute? Hahahahaha!