Hudson, the oldest, grew up not just as a high-profile hockey player but as one of Cooper and Mallory’s caregivers, along with his parents and hired help.
“It’s definitely not a traditional childhood, I guess, in terms of playing with your brother and sister,” he said. “But it was good. I still enjoyed spending time with them. I felt a lot of responsibility as the only brother to do my part to try and take care of them.Hudson Fasching helped care for his siblings in his youth while also being one of the top hockey players in Minnesota.“I loved my childhood, obviously. They’re my siblings and I love them, obviously.
Cooper, a year and a half older than his sister, is doing “as well as he can be doing,” Hudson said, and has outlived his life expectancy.Mallory died last September, at 23, when Hudson was in training camp with the Islanders. When he left his family at 16 years old, joining the U.S. National Team Development Program, he did so knowing the NHL was the goal.
“As much as it was a close family unit and we did spend a lot of time together, it kind of ends up forming a little bit of a bubble for myself. I wanted to get outside and explore that a little bit.”But more than anyone, he has the perspective to understand what’s important and appreciate what he has.“He definitely has something special. He’s earned it,” Jean-Gabriel Pageau, Fasching’s linemate, told The Post. “He’s worked so hard all of his life.
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