Sidney Crosby
Sidney Crosby (born August 7, 1987, in Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada) is an amateur ice hockey player in the Québec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL).
His current position is centre. He is a hockey prodigy who Wayne Gretzky predicts might one day break his NHL scoring records. Sidney Crosby became eligible for the NHL draft in 2005, but the 2005 draft was cancelled due to the NHL's ongoing labour dispute. He was however, drafted first overall by the Toronto Toros of the New World Hockey Association in 2004.
He was drafted first overall in the QMJHL Draft on June 7, 2003 by the Rimouski Océanic. Crosby won the scoring title and set a new scoring record for 16-year-olds in his rookie season in the QMJHL. He achieved 54 goals and 81 assists.
He is best known for scoring a lacrosse-style goal that was first performed by the University of Michigan's Mike Legg in 1997 against University of Minnesota goalie Steve Debus.
Biography
Quick Facts
- Nickname: The Next One, Darryl (named after Hall of Famer Darryl Sittler), Baby Legs
- Team: Rimouski Océanic (QMJHL)
- Salary: $35/week (Rimouski Océanic)
- Hometown: Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
- Place of Birth: Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia
- Country: Canada
- DOB: August 7, 1987
- Height: 5-foot-11
- Weight: 193 pounds
- Shoots: Left
- Position: Centre
- Jersey Number: 87
- Room mate: Eric Neilson (drafted in the fifth round by the Los Angeles Kings)
Trivia
- At age 2 1/2 he would play in the basement of their home, which his father had painted white and added red and blue lines
- At age 3 Crosby started skating on ice
- At age 7 Crosby gave his first newspaper interview and was already on the radar of the sports press
- At age 14 he was featured on the CBC's show Hockey Day in Canada
- Wayne Gretzky told a reporter from The Arizona Republic, in answer to a question if a player may some day break some of his records: "Yes, Sidney Crosby. He's the best player I've seen since Mario Lemieux."
- On December 28, 2003 Crosby scored his first goal of the world junior hockey championship in a 7-2 win over Switzerland, becoming the youngest player ever to score for the team at age 16 years, 4 months, 24 days. The puck from Sidney's record making goal is in the Hockey Hall of Fame
- In 2003 Sidney was the only player under 18 invited to join the Canadian Junior Hockey Team
- While having great success in hockey, Crosby still manages to maintain an 85% average as a Grade 11 student.
Ice Hockey Career
Career Statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2001-02 | Dartmouth Subways | MAAA | 74 | 95 | 98 | 193 | 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 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 10 | ||
| 2004-05 | Rimouski Océanic | QMJHL | 62 | 66 | 102 | 168 | 84 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 16 | ||
Career Highlights
2005
Awards - CHL
- Most Valuable Player
- Personality of the Year
- Offensive Player of the Year
- Top Pro Prospect
- Jean Béliveau trophy for the league leading scorer
Hockey Highlights
- Member of Canada's Gold Medal Winning U20 National Junior Team
2004
Awards - CHL
- Most Valuable Player
- Rookie of the Year
- Offensive Player of the Year
- Offensive Rookie of the Year
- Personality of the Year
- Jean Beliveau Trophy for league scoring title
Hockey Highlights
- Youngest Player on Canada's U20 National Junior Team
2003
Hockey Highlights
- Selected first overall in 2003 QMJHL Entry Draft
- Member of Canada's U18 World Cup Team