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Canada Sidney Crosby

a.k.a. "Sid the Kid"

#87 Pittsburgh Penguins / NHL - 23/24

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Sidney Crosby Facts

Date of Birth
Aug 07, 1987
Position
C
Age
36
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
Cole Harbour, NS, CAN
Weight
201 lbs / 91 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Cole Harbour MHA
Contract
24/25
Cap Hit
$8,700,000 Powered by
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Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins / Signed
Drafted
2005 round 1 #1 overall by Pittsburgh Penguins
Agency
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Highlights
1-time World Cup Gold Medal 1
1-time World Championship Gold Medal 1
1-time Triple Gold Club 1
2-time Olympic Gold Medal 2
1-time U20 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Silver Medal 1
1-time CHL All-Rookie Team 1
2-time CHL First All-Star Team 2
2-time CHL Player of the Year 2
1-time CHL Rookie of the Year 1
2-time CHL Top Scorer Award 2
1-time NHL All-Rookie Team 1
4-time NHL First All-Star Team 4
1-time NHL Mark Messier Leadership Award 1
2-time NHL Most Goals (Maurice Richard Trophy) 2
2-time NHL Most Points (Art Ross Trophy) 2
2-time NHL Most Valuable Player (Hart Trophy) 2
3-time NHL MVP Selected by NHLPA (Ted Lindsay Award) 3
4-time NHL Second All-Star Team 4
3-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 3
2-time NHL Stanley Cup MVP (Conn Smythe Trophy) 2
1-time QMJHL All-Rookie Team 1
1-time QMJHL Champion 1
2-time QMJHL First All-Star Team 2
2-time QMJHL Most Points (Jean Beliveau Trophy) 2
2-time QMJHL Most Valuable Player (Michel Brière Trophy) 2
1-time QMJHL Offensive Rookie of the Year (Michel Bergeron Trophy) 1
1-time QMJHL Playoffs MVP (Guy Lafleur Trophy) 1
1-time QMJHL Rookie of the Year 1
1-time World Championship All-Star Team 1
1-time World Championship Best Forward 1
1-time World Championship Most Points 1

A franchise center, Crosby is a brilliant playmaker who sees the ice extremely well. He can use his blinding speed to blow by opponents, or challenge them using his superb stickhandling abilities. Plays with a lot of grit despite his size and is a very good faceoff man.

Father: Troy Crosby
Sister: Taylor Crosby
Cousins: Forbes MacPherson, Darren Sutherland

He's the best player in the game today, Wayne Gretzky 2017
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S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2001-02 Dartmouth Subways NSMMHL 74 95 98 193 114 - | Playoffs 7 11 13 24 0 -
Truro Bearcats MJAHL 2 0 1 1 0 - |
2002-03 Shattuck St. Mary's 18U Prep USHS-Prep 57 72 90 162 85 - |
2003-04 Rimouski Océanic QMJHL 59 54 81 135 74 49 | Playoffs 9 7 9 16 10 5
Canada U20 WJC-20 6 2 3 5 4 4 |
2004-05 Rimouski Océanic “A” QMJHL 62 66 102 168 84 78 | Playoffs 13 14 17 31 16 11
Canada U20 WJC-20 6 6 3 9 4 4 |
2005-06 Pittsburgh Penguins “A” NHL 81 39 63 102 110 -1 |
Canada “A” WC 9 8 8 16 10 7 |
2006-07 Pittsburgh Penguins “A” NHL 79 36 84 120 60 10 | Playoffs 5 3 2 5 4 0
2007-08 Pittsburgh Penguins “C” NHL 53 24 48 72 39 18 | Playoffs 20 6 21 27 12 7
2008-09 Pittsburgh Penguins “C” NHL 77 33 70 103 76 3 | Playoffs 24 15 16 31 14 9
2009-10 Pittsburgh Penguins “C” NHL 81 51 58 109 71 15 | Playoffs 13 6 13 19 6 6
Canada “A” OG 7 4 3 7 4 2 |
2010-11 Pittsburgh Penguins “C” NHL 41 32 34 66 31 20 |
2011-12 Pittsburgh Penguins “C” NHL 22 8 29 37 14 15 | Playoffs 6 3 5 8 9 -3
2012-13 Pittsburgh Penguins “C” NHL 36 15 41 56 16 26 | Playoffs 14 7 8 15 8 -3
2013-14 Pittsburgh Penguins “C” NHL 80 36 68 104 46 18 | Playoffs 13 1 8 9 4 -4
Canada “C” OG 6 1 2 3 0 4 |
2014-15 Pittsburgh Penguins “C” NHL 77 28 56 84 47 5 | Playoffs 5 2 2 4 0 1
Canada “C” WC 9 4 7 11 2 1 |
2015-16 Pittsburgh Penguins “C” NHL 80 36 49 85 42 19 | Playoffs 24 6 13 19 4 -2
2016-17 Pittsburgh Penguins “C” NHL 75 44 45 89 24 17 | Playoffs 24 8 19 27 10 4
Canada “C” WCup 6 3 7 10 0 8 |
2017-18 Pittsburgh Penguins “C” NHL 82 29 60 89 46 0 | Playoffs 12 9 12 21 6 7
2018-19 Pittsburgh Penguins “C” NHL 79 35 65 100 36 18 | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 2 -4
2019-20 Pittsburgh Penguins “C” NHL 41 16 31 47 15 -8 | Playoffs 4 2 1 3 0 0
2020-21 Pittsburgh Penguins “C” NHL 55 24 38 62 26 8 | Playoffs 6 1 1 2 2 -2
2021-22 Pittsburgh Penguins “C” NHL 69 31 53 84 32 19 | Playoffs 6 2 8 10 2 2
2022-23 Pittsburgh Penguins “C” NHL 82 33 60 93 52 8 |
2023-24 Pittsburgh Penguins “C” NHL - - - - - - |
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Sidney Crosby Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2001-02 Dartmouth Subways Air Canada Cup 7 11 13 24 0 - |
2002-03 Team Nova Scotia “C” CWG 5 9 7 16 16 - |
2003-04 Canada U18 U18 JWC 5 4 2 6 10 - |
QMJHL All-Stars CHL Challenge 2 1 3 4 2 - |
2004-05 Rimouski Océanic “A” M-Cup 5 6 5 11 6 7 |
QMJHL All-Stars CHL Challenge 2 0 0 0 0 - |
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Sidney Crosby Game Log

Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
NHL
2023-04-13T19:00:00-0400 Pittsburgh Penguins @ Columbus Blue Jackets
2023-04-11T19:30:00-0400 Pittsburgh Penguins vs Chicago Blackhawks
2023-04-08T13:00:00-0400 Pittsburgh Penguins @ Detroit Red Wings
2023-04-06T19:00:00-0400 Pittsburgh Penguins vs Minnesota Wild
2023-04-04T19:00:00-0400 Pittsburgh Penguins @ New Jersey Devils
2023-04-02T18:00:00-0400 Pittsburgh Penguins vs Philadelphia Flyers
2023-04-01T15:00:00-0400 Pittsburgh Penguins vs Boston Bruins
2023-03-30T19:00:00-0400 Pittsburgh Penguins vs Nashville Predators
2023-03-28T19:00:00-0400 Pittsburgh Penguins @ Detroit Red Wings
2023-03-25T20:00:00-0400 Pittsburgh Penguins vs Washington Capitals
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Sidney Crosby Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Air Canada Cup 1 7 11 13 24 3.43 0 - | 0
CHL Challenge 2 4 1 3 4 1.00 2 - | 0
CWG 1 5 9 7 16 3.20 16 - | 0
U18 JWC (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 5 4 2 6 1.20 10 - | 0
M-Cup 1 5 6 5 11 2.20 6 7 | 0
MJAHL 1 2 0 1 1 0.50 0 - | 0
NHL 19 1 190 550 952 1 502 1.26 783 210 | 15 180 71 130 201 1.12 83 18
NSMMHL (NSU18MHL) 1 74 95 98 193 2.61 114 - | 1 7 11 13 24 3.43 0 -
OG 2 13 5 5 10 0.77 4 6 | 0
QMJHL 2 121 120 183 303 2.50 158 127 | 2 22 21 26 47 2.14 26 16
USHS-Prep 1 57 72 90 162 2.84 85 - | 0
WC 2 18 12 15 27 1.50 12 8 | 0
WCup 1 6 3 7 10 1.67 0 8 | 0
WJC-20 2 12 8 6 14 1.17 8 8 | 0

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Teamwork
19
Passing
19
Leadership
19
Puckhandling
18

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Sidney Crosby Connections

Player Period Teams
Yevgeni Malkin (F) 2006-2024 18 Pittsburgh Penguins
Kris Letang (D) 2006-2024 18 Pittsburgh Penguins
Marc-André Fleury (G) 2003-2017 13 Canada, Canada U20, Pittsburgh Penguins
Bryan Rust (F) 2014-2024 10 Pittsburgh Penguins
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06/30/2020 Is Sidney Crosby one of the best hockey players of all time? Bobby Orr says yes theathletic.com

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Sidney Crosby Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2007, 6 #60 overall by King Wild in the GMHL Draft

Drafted 2003, 1 #1 overall by Rimouski Océanic in the QMJHL Entry Draft

Drafted 2003, 11 #126 overall by Lincoln Stars in the USHL Entry Draft

Number 87 retired by Rimouski Océanic

Cult/Star player for Canada

Cult/Star player for Pittsburgh Penguins

Cult/Star player for Rimouski Océanic

Cult/Star player for Team Nova Scotia

Career transactions
- 2012-06-28 • Signed to a 12-year contract extension by the Pittsburgh Penguins | $104,400,000 | Full story
- 2007-07-10 • Signed to a five-year contract extension by the Pittsburgh Penguins | $43,500,000 | Full story
- 2005-09-09 • Signed to a three-year, entry-level contract by the Pittsburgh Penguins | $11,100,000 | Full story

In the 2000-01 season while playing for the Cole Harbour Red Wings bantam AAA team, Crosby scored 86 goals and 96 assists for 182 points in 63 games. In the playoffs he added 10 goals and 6 assists for 16 points, in only 5 games.

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