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Sidney CrosbyPittsburgh Penguins
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Canada flagSidney Crosby

#87 Pittsburgh Penguins / NHL - 26/27

Date of Birth
Aug 07, 1987
Age
39
Place of Birth
Cole Harbour, NS, CAN
Nation
Canada
Youth Team
Cole Harbour MHA
Position
C
Height
180 cm / 5'11"
Weight
91 kg / 201 lbs
Shoots
L
Contract
26/27
  • Olympic Gold Medal2
  • Triple Gold Club1
  • U20 WJC Gold Medal1
  • World Championship Gold Medal1
  • World Cup Gold Medal1
  • Olympic Silver Medal1
  • U20 WJC Silver Medal1
  • CHL All-Rookie Team1
  • CHL First All-Star Team2
  • CHL Player of the Year2
  • CHL Rookie of the Year1
  • CHL Top Scorer Award2
  • NHL 4 Nations Champion1
  • NHL All-Rookie Team1
  • NHL First All-Star Team4
  • NHL MVP Selected by NHLPA (Ted Lindsay Award)3
  • NHL Mark Messier Leadership Award1
  • NHL Most Assists1
  • NHL Most Goals (Maurice Richard Trophy)2
  • NHL Most Points (Art Ross Trophy)2
  • NHL Most Valuable Player (Hart Trophy)2
  • NHL Second All-Star Team4
  • NHL Stanley Cup Champion3
  • NHL Stanley Cup MVP (Conn Smythe Trophy)2
  • QMJHL All-Rookie Team1
  • QMJHL Champion1
  • QMJHL First All-Star Team2
  • QMJHL Most Assists2
  • QMJHL Most Goals1
  • QMJHL Most Points (Jean Beliveau Trophy)2
  • QMJHL Most Valuable Player (Michel Brière Trophy)2
  • QMJHL Offensive Rookie of the Year (Michel Bergeron Trophy)1
  • QMJHL Playoffs MVP (Guy Lafleur Trophy)1
  • QMJHL Rookie of the Year1
  • US 17U Nationals Tier I Champion1
  • World Championship All-Star Team1
  • World Championship Best Forward1
  • World Championship Most Points1
Sidney Crosby Facts
Player Type
PlaymakerSniperTwo-Way Center
Cap Hit
$8,700,000Powered byPuckPedia
NHL Rights
Pittsburgh Penguins / Signed
Drafted
2005 round 1 #1 overall by Pittsburgh Penguins
Agency
Premium
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
Sidney Crosby Statistics
STeamLeagueGPGATPPIM+/-PostGPGATPPIM+/-
2001-2002Dartmouth Subways U18NSMMHL3348459374-Playoffs71113240-
2001-2002Dartmouth Subways U18U18 AAA749598193114-
2001-2002Truro BearcatsMJAHL20110-
2002-2003Shattuck St. Mary's 18U PrepUSHS-Prep57729016285-
2003-2004Rimouski OcéanicQMJHL5954811357449Playoffs97916105
2003-2004Canada U20WJC-20623544
2004-2005Rimouski Océanic "A"QMJHL62661021688478Playoffs131417311611
2004-2005Canada U20WJC-20663944
2005-2006Pittsburgh Penguins "A"NHL813963102110-1
2005-2006Canada "A"WC98816107
2006-2007Pittsburgh Penguins "A"NHL7936841206010Playoffs532540
2007-2008Pittsburgh Penguins "C"NHL532448723918Playoffs2062127127
2008-2009Pittsburgh Penguins "C"NHL773370103763Playoffs24151631149
2009-2010Pittsburgh Penguins "C"NHL8151581097115Playoffs136131966
2009-2010Canada Olympics "A"OG743742
2010-2011Pittsburgh Penguins "C"NHL413234663120
2011-2012Pittsburgh Penguins "C"NHL22829371415Playoffs63589-3
2012-2013Pittsburgh Penguins "C"NHL361541561626Playoffs1478158-3
2013-2014Pittsburgh Penguins "C"NHL8036681044618Playoffs131894-4
2013-2014Canada Olympics "C"OG612304
2014-2015Pittsburgh Penguins "C"NHL77285684475Playoffs522401
2014-2015Canada "C"WC9471121
2015-2016Pittsburgh Penguins "C"NHL803649854219Playoffs24613194-2
2016-2017Pittsburgh Penguins "C"NHL754445892417Playoffs2481927104
2016-2017Canada "C"WCup6371008
2017-2018Pittsburgh Penguins "C"NHL82296089460Playoffs129122167
2018-2019Pittsburgh Penguins "C"NHL7935651003618Playoffs40112-4
2019-2020Pittsburgh Penguins "C"NHL4116314715-8Playoffs421300
2020-2021Pittsburgh Penguins "C"NHL55243862268Playoffs61122-2
2021-2022Pittsburgh Penguins "C"NHL693153843219Playoffs6281022
2022-2023Pittsburgh Penguins "C"NHL82336093528
2023-2024Pittsburgh Penguins "C"NHL82425294407
2024-2025Pittsburgh Penguins "C"NHL8033589131-20
2024-2025Canada "C"NHL 4 Nations414522
2024-2025Canada "C"WC8481268
2025-2026Pittsburgh Penguins "C"NHL68294574440Playoffs61456-1
2025-2026Canada Olympics "C"OG424603
2025-2026Canada "A"WC101910212
2026-2027Pittsburgh Penguins "C"NHL18671314-4
2026-2027ProjectedNHL8428336165-19

2026-2027 NHL stats powered byNHL.com

Sidney Crosby Tournament Statistics
STeamLeagueGPGATPPIM+/-PostGPGATPPIM+/-
2001-2002Dartmouth Subways U18Telus Cup71113240-
2002-2003Team Nova Scotia "C"CWG5971616-
2003-2004Canada U18U18 JWC542610-
2003-2004QMJHL All-StarsCHL Challenge21342-
2004-2005Rimouski Océanic "A"Memorial Cup5651167
2004-2005QMJHL All-StarsCHL Challenge20000-
Sidney Crosby Career Totals by League
LeagueSeasonsGPGATPPPGPIM+/-SeasonsGPGATPPPGPIM+/-
CHL Challenge241341.002-0
CWG1597163.2016-0
Memorial Cup1565112.20670
MJAHL120110.500-0
NHL221438660111417741.2391219316186721342061.118917
NHL 4 Nations141451.25220
NSMMHL (NSU18MHL)1334845932.8274-171113243.430-
OG31779160.94490
QMJHL21211201833032.501581272222126472.142616
Telus Cup171113243.430-0
U18 AAA17495981932.61114-0
U18 JWC (Hlinka Gretzky Cup)154261.2010-0
USHS-Prep15772901622.8485-0
WC4361732491.3620280
WCup1637101.67080
WJC-2021286141.17880
Sidney Crosby Career Totals by Team
TeamSeasonsGPGATPPPGPIM+/-SeasonsGPGATPPPGPIM+/-
Canada flagCanada4361732491.3620280
Canada flagCanada (WCup)1637101.67080
Canada flagCanada (NHL4)141451.25220
Canada flagCanada Olympics31779160.94490
Canada flagCanada U18 (Cup)154261.2010-0
Canada flagCanada U2021286141.17880
Canada flagDartmouth Subways U1811141541563102.72188-171113243.430-
USA flagPittsburgh Penguins221438660111417741.2391219316186721342061.118917
Canada flagQMJHL All-Stars241341.002-0
Canada flagRimouski Océanic21261261883142.491641342222126472.142616
USA flagShattuck St. Mary's 18U Prep15772901622.8485-0
Canada flagTeam Nova Scotia (CWG)1597163.2016-0
Canada flagTruro Bearcats120110.500-0
Sidney Crosby Career Highlights
SeasonAwards
2001-2002
2002-2003
2003-2004
2004-2005
2005-2006
2006-2007
2007-2008
2008-2009
2009-2010
2010-2011
2012-2013
2013-2014
2014-2015
2015-2016
2016-2017
2017-2018
2018-2019
2022-2023
2023-2024
2024-2025
2025-2026
Transactions
DateStatusFromTo
ExtensionPittsburgh PenguinsPittsburgh Penguins
Sidney Crosby Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2007, 6 #60 by King Wild in the GMHL Draft
Drafted 2003, 1 #1 by Rimouski Océanic in the QMJHL Entry Draft
Drafted 2003, 11 #126 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.