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Sidney Crosby
Born (1987-08-07) August 7, 1987 (age 37)
Cole Harbour, NS, CAN
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
NHL team Pittsburgh Penguins
NHL draft 1 overall, 2005
Pittsburgh Penguins
Playing career 2005–present
Website http://crosby87.com

Sidney Patrick Crosby (born August 7, 1987) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player and captain of the NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins. He was the first pick of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft and one of the leading scorers during the 2005-06 NHL season, finishing 6th in scoring with 102 points (39 goals, 63 assists). Crosby was one of the most highly regarded draft picks in hockey history, leading many to refer to the 2005 Draft Lottery as the 'Sidney Crosby Sweepstakes'. By capturing his first Art Ross Trophy with 120 points (36 goals, 84 assists) in the 2006-07 NHL season, he became the youngest player and the only teenager ever to win a scoring title in any major North American sports league. That same season, Crosby also became just the seventh player in NHL history to win the Hart Trophy, Art Ross Trophy, and Lester B. Pearson Award in the same season—thus earning all three highest individual honours for an NHL forward in only his second year as a professional hockey player.

Playing career

Sidney Crosby is a pussy. He's afraid to go into the corners and has been in only 1 fight. He sucks the coaches penis to get more ice time.

Jerseys

Crosby's jerseys have gone missing or been sold for high prices at auctions several times. In January 2005, his red Canada jersey from the World Junior Hockey Championship was stolen by an Air Canada baggage handler when Crosby was passing through Montreal. It was recovered about a week later in a mailbox. His white jersey from the tournament was being auctioned, but was temporarily delisted while the red one was missing. It was eventually sold for $22,100, which went to youth hockey charities and 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake relief. It had previously been going for over $40,000 before it was taken out of the auction when the red jersey was stolen.

Less than a year later, one of Crosby's game-worn sweaters went missing. The jersey he wore in his first NHL game against the New Jersey Devils went missing from his father's luggage during a flight from Pittsburgh to Buffalo. The jersey was later found at the Pittsburgh International Airport between a piece of equipment and a stairwell.

Crosby's jersey from his third NHL game was the highest-selling NHL jersey in an auction for Hurricane Katrina relief - it sold for $21,010. The black Canada jersey that Crosby wore in the 2006 World Championship game against the United States was auctioned for $15,087.87.

Crosby's game-worn jersey from the first period of the 2007 All-Star Game by far topped the list of those sold during an online auction held by the NHL and the NHL Players Association to benefit Hockey Fights Cancer. Crosby's sold for $47,520, more than eight times the next highest price, $5,681 for the jersey worn by Brendan Shanahan of the New York Rangers.

Personal life

Sidney Crosby was born in Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia in 1987 to Troy Crosby and Trina Forbes- Crosby. His sister, Taylor, is nine years younger than he is. His father was a goaltender who played for the Verdun Junior Canadiens in the QMJHL and in the 1985 Memorial Cup. Troy was drafted 240th overall by the Montreal Canadiens in 1984, but never played at the NHL level. Growing up, Sidney admired Steve Yzerman and, like his father, was a fan of the Montreal Canadiens. Crosby's number (87) and 2007 contract signing ($8.7 million per year) reflect his birthdate (8/7/87).

From age 12 to 15, Crosby attended Astral Drive Junior High School. He was a straight-A student and, according to the vice-principal, "an amazing role model who was really kind to students in the learning centre and to special needs kids". When he was 15, Crosby transferred to Shattuck-Saint Mary's in Faribault, Minnesota.

In time for Crosby's first season, Gare Joyce issued a biography, Sidney Crosby: Taking the Game by Storm. The November 2005 edition of GQ Magazine featured him in a series of shirt-less photos. In 2007, Crosby was nominated for Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People list.

Crosby holds an endorsement deal with Reebok and designed a fashion line in 2007.

His family currently resides in Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia. During the season Sidney lives with the Lemieux family in Sewickley, Pennsylvania. In the summer of 2006 he bought his first house in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Career statistics

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM +/- GP G A Pts PIM +/-
1999-00 Cole Harbour Red Wings Bantam AAA 1 1 3 4
2000–01 Cole Harbour Red Wings Bantam AAA 63 86 96 182 5 10 6 16
2001–02 Dartmouth Subways Midget AAA 74 106 111 217 114 7 11 13 24 0
2002–03 Shattuck St. Mary's USHS 57 72 90 162 104 - - - - - -
2003–04 Rimouski Océanic QMJHL 59 54 81 135 74 +49 9 7 9 16 10 +5
2004–05 Rimouski Océanic QMJHL 62 66 102 168 84 +78 13 14 17 31 16 +11
2005–06 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 81 39 63 102 110 -1 - - - - - -
2006–07 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 79 36 84 120 60 +10 5 3 2 5 4 0
NHL Totals 160 75 147 222 170 +9 5 3 2 5 4 0

International statistics

Year Team Event GP G A P PIM
2004 Canada [ 2 3 5 4
2005 Canada WJC 6 6 3 9 4
2006 Canada WC 9 8 8 16 10
Junior Int'l Totals 12 8 6 14 8
Senior Int'l Totals 9 8 8 16 10

Achievements

Records

  • Pittsburgh Penguins' franchise record for assists in a season by a rookie (63)
  • Pittsburgh Penguins' franchise record for points in a season by a rookie (102)
  • First rookie to record 100 points and 100 penalty minutes in a season
  • Youngest player in NHL history to record 100 points in a season
  • Youngest player in NHL history to record 200 career points (19 years and 207 days)
  • Youngest player in NHL history to have 2 consecutive 100 point seasons.
  • Youngest player to be voted to the NHL All-Star Game
  • Youngest player in NHL history to win the Art Ross Trophy
  • Youngest player in NHL history to win the Lester B. Pearson Award
  • Youngest player in NHL history to be named to the First All-Star Team
  • Youngest player in NHL history to be named a full team captain (In January 1984, Brian Bellows of the Minnesota North Stars was made interim captain at 5 months younger than Crosby, but he only served the latter half of the 1983-84 season replacing injured captain Craig Hartsburg)

Awards

NHL

*Could not play due to injury.

Ice Hockey World Championships

  • World Championship All-Star Team - 2006
  • World Championship Best Forward - 2006
  • World Championship Leading Scorer - 2006

Canadian Hockey League

Quebec Major Junior Hockey League

Midget AAA

  • Midget AAA National Championships Tournament MVP Award, 2002
  • Midget AAA National Championships Top Scorer Award, 2002

Other

  • ESPY award winner, best NHL player, 2007

International play

Sidney Crosby
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Men's Ice Hockey
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Grand Forks Ice Hockey
Silver medal – second place 2004 Helsinki Ice Hockey

On December 28, 2003, Crosby became the youngest player ever to score a goal for Team Canada at the Ice Hockey World Junior Championships. His age was 16 years, 4 months, and 24 days at the time of the feat.

From May 5 – May 21, 2006, Crosby was an alternate captain in the 2006 World Championships, where he became the youngest player ever to win a World Championship scoring title. He tallied a tournament-best eight goals and eight assists in nine games. Crosby was named the tournament's top forward and to the competition's all-star team.

Crosby has played for Canada in:

See also

References

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  12. ^ Cite error: The named reference sid facts was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  14. Cite error: The named reference halifax was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  15. ^ Cite error: The named reference notes was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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