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Sidney Crosby Profile |
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Birth Date: August 7, 1987
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Birth Place: Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Birth Name: Sidney Patrick Crosby
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Height: 5'11"
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Biography |
Sidney Patrick Crosby (born August 7, 1987) is a
professional ice hockey player for 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 G, 63 A).
Crosby was selected first overall in the 2005 NHL Entry
Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins on July 30, 2005, after the
Penguins won a unique weighted draft lottery (based on
playoff appearances and draft lottery victories in the
previous 3-4 years) which gave each of the NHL's 30 teams a
chance to win the #1 overall pick, and was used because the
2004-05 NHL season was cancelled due to a labor dispute.
Crosby got the opportunity to play at the beginning of his
career alongside hockey great Mario Lemieux, who retired
midway through an injury-plagued season.
Crosby played his first professional NHL game on October 5,
2005, against the New Jersey Devils, and registered an
assist on the team's first goal of the season, scored by
Mark Recchi. Crosby's first NHL goal came on October 8,
2005, against goaltender Hannu Toivonen of the Boston Bruins
and was assisted by linemates Mark Recchi and Zigmund
Palffy. On December 16, 2005, just two months into his
rookie season, Crosby was named an Alternate Captain for the
Penguins by new coach Michel Therrien.
On April 13, 2006, Crosby broke Mario Lemieux's Penguins
rookie assist record, with one goal and three assists in a
5-3 win over the New York Rangers. Lemieux recorded 57
assists in his rookie year. Crosby finished with 63 assists
in his first season, a new Penguins rookie record.
On April 17, 2006, Crosby scored his 100th point at the last
home game of the season against the New York Islanders. He
finished with 102, 2 ahead of Lemieux's 1984-85 rookie team
record. Crosby is the youngest player in the history of the
NHL to score 100 points in a single season, and only the 7th
rookie. Crosby also is the first NHL rookie to record 100
points and 100 penalty minutes in a season. Dale Hawerchuk,
who entered the league at age 18 for Winnipeg in 1981-82, is
the only player to have had more points (103) before turning
19 or in the year they were drafted.
Overall, Crosby finished sixth in the NHL scoring race and
seventh in the NHL in assists. Among Canadian NHL players,
he trailed only Joe Thornton and Dany Heatley. By
comparison, 2004 NHL Entry Draft top pick, 20-year-old
Alexander Ovechkin finished the 2005-06 season, also his
rookie year, with 106 points.
In 2006, Crosby finished second in Calder Memorial Trophy
voting for Rookie of the Year to winner, Alexander Ovechkin.
Dion Phaneuf finished third.
From May 5 – May 21, 2006, Crosby participated (and was one
of Canada's alternate captains) 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.
Also, Crosby was named the tournament's top forward and to
the competition's all-star team.
On October 28, 2006, Crosby got his first NHL hat trick.
Penguins won 8-2 against the Philadelphia Flyers, Crosby
scoring 3 of the goals.
Crosby's Team Canada jersey from the gold-medal game at the
World Junior Hockey Championship was stolen by an Air Canada
baggage handler in January 2005. It was recovered about a
week later and was auctioned off for $22,100 for youth
hockey charities and South Asian tsunami relief.
For the second time in less than a year, one of Crosby's
game-worn sweaters went missing. This time, it was the
jersey he wore in his first NHL game against the New Jersey
Devils. It was reportedly stolen from the luggage of
Sidney’s father 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.
The jersey Crosby wore in his third NHL game topped the
bidding of an online jersey auction for Hurricane Katrina
relief at $21,010. The second-highest jersey bid came down
to little under $8,000.
The black Team Canada jersey that Crosby wore in the 2006
World Championships game against Team USA was auctioned off
for $15,087.87. |
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Other Information |
#1 overall pick in the 2005 NHL draft by Mario Lemieux's
Pittsburgh Penguins. One of his nicknames, "The Next One,"
is reference to comparisons between himself and Wayne
Gretzky, whom has said he expects Crosby to break his
records.
His jersey number is #87.
He plays centre position.
Played for the Rimouski Oceanic of the Quebec Major Junior
Hockey League, from 2003-2005.
Has a sister Taylor, whom is 9 years younger |
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