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Sidney Crosby Biography
Birth Place:
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Profession
NHL player
Fast Facts
- Began playing organized hockey at age 5
- Played two years for Rimouski Oceanic in the Canadian Hockey League
- Was named both Rookie of the Year and Player of the Year in 2004, and Player of the Year again in 2005
- Was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins with the first overall pick in the 2005 NHL draft
- At age 17, signed multi-million dollar endorsement deals with Gatorade and Reebok
- Nicknamed The Next One (a play on Gretzky's The Great One)
- Won the Art Ross Trophy in 2007
- Awarded the Order of Nova Scotia in 2008
- Part of the Pittsburgh Penguins team that won the Stanley Cup in 2009
- Won a gold medal as part of Team Canada at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver
Relationships
- Troy Crosby -- Father
- Trina Crosby -- Mother
- Taylor -- Sister