The Calgary Flames forward announced his donation of $1 million to the London Health Sciences Centre on Thursday.
The donation will go to the Ambulatory Surgical Centre that will be renamed the Nazem Kadri Surgical Centre in his honor.
"As a kid growing up in London, Ontario, my community was very important to me and my family," Kadri said in a Twitter video posted to LHSF Canada account. "As I got older, I felt the need to contribute back to the community that raised me. I'm honored to give back to my community by establishing the Nazem Kadri Surgical Centre."