WATCH: Paramus Bus Crash Victim Gets Surprise From NY Rangers

PARAMUS, NJ — It was a team effort that brought so much joy to a boy who went through something no one ever should.

Brendan O'Callaghan was one of the 43 people injured during the horrific Paramus school bus crash on Interstate 80 this week. He has been recovering in the hospital and got a special package on Saturday.

O'Callaghan received an autographed goalie stick from his hockey idol, Henrik Lundqvist, and a signed card from the New York Rangers, his father posted on Facebook.

"This made his day seem so much brighter for him the most alert I've seen him," Arnie O'Callaghan's Brendan's father, said in the post. "Keep praying for all the families and kids who were involved in this horrific accident. The support has been tremendous throughout friends, family, [the] community, and staff of Paramus' East Brook Middle School. My family can't thank you all enough."

Arnie O'Callaghan thanked Kevin Moran from Paramus Hockey and Dan Meyers, another local hockey supporter for "making this moment happen."

East Brook Principal Tommy LoBue and staffers Dana Focarelli, Chris Nutlend, and Paramus Police L.E.A.D.S. Officer Ben Fox visited Brendan in the hospital and presented him with the gifts. Arnie O'Callaghan's father reached out to the Rangers, he said.

"He remembered every one of you and I could feel his happiness when you all showed up," O'Callaghan said.

Miranda Faith Vargas, 10, and Jennifer Wiliamson-Kennedy, 51, a fifth-grade teacher, died in the crash.

O'Callaghan shared a message he received reportedly from one of the first police officers who arrived at the crash.

"I have been thinking about him and praying for him," the officer said in the message. "Tell him I'm thinking about him and his friends."

Related:

• Miranda Faith Vargas ID'd As Student Victim Of Paramus Bus Crash
• Was School Bus Trying To Make Illegal U-Turn Before Rt. 80 Crash?
• Husband Of Paramus Teacher Killed In Bus Crash Issues Statement
• GoFundMe Campaign Launched To Help East Brook Middle School
• Memorial Created At East Brook Middle School Following Deaths
• Paramus Community Mourns Dedicated Teacher Killed In Crash
• Teacher, Student Confirmed Dead In Paramus Field Trip Bus Crash
• Paramus Student Recounts Chaotic Bus Crash Scene
• Community Starts #ParamusStrong Hashtag In Wake Of Fatal Crash
• Paramus District Cancels Trips Following Fatal Crash

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Photo: Henrik Lundqvist of the New York Rangers playing in a game April 7. (By Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)