Sidney Crosby
| Sidney Crosby ONS | |||
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| Born |
August 7, 1987 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team | Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
| National team |
 Canada | ||
| NHL Draft |
1st overall, 2005 Pittsburgh Penguins[1] | ||
| Playing career | 2005–present | ||
Sidney Patrick Crosby, ONS (born August 7, 1987) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre. He currently plays for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL) where he serves as their captain. He was the top pick in the 2005 draft. In his second season, he won the Art Ross Trophy. His nickname is Sid the Kid.
Crosby has won the Stanley Cup three times, all with the Penguins. He first won it in 2009 and again in 2016 and 2017.
He got the game-winning goal for Canada in the 2010 Winter Olympics in overtime against the USA and in doing so won the team the gold medal.
Awards
[change | change source]The Maurice 'Rocket' Richard Trophy (tied with Steven Stamkos) in 2010 [2]
In both 2016 and 2017, he won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the playoffs.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "NHL Entry Draft Year by Year Results". National Hockey League. Archived from the original on August 13, 2013.
- ↑ "Crosby, Stamkos share Richard Trophy". sports.espn.go.com. ESPN Internet Venture. 12 April 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-04.
Other websites
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- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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- 1987 births
- Art Ross Trophy winners
- Canadian ice hockey centres
- Olympic gold medalists for Canada
- Hart Memorial Trophy winners
- Ice hockey people from Nova Scotia
- Living people
- Medalists at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Pittsburgh Penguins players
- Rimouski Océanic players
- Rocket Richard Trophy winners
- Sportspeople from Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Stanley Cup champions