Ryan Hartman responds after Wild fans donate thousands of dollars to pay his fine following altercation with Evander Kane

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... with the total amount coming to over $6,000 according to Wild insider Michael Russo.

Hartman posted on social media earlier today thanking fans, but letting them know that he'll pay the fine himself and donate any cash he receive to the Minnesota Children's Hospital.

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.