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Canada Sidney Crosby
#87 Pittsburgh Penguins / NHL - 23/24
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
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
NHL Rights
Pittsburgh Penguins 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

© Photo: Dan Hickling

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Sidney Crosby Statistics

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 82* 42* 52* 94* 40* 7* |
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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” Memorial Cup 5* 6* 5* 11* 6* 7* |
QMJHL All-Stars CHL Challenge 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |

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 * * * * * *
Memorial Cup 1 5* 6* 5* 11* 2.20* 6* 7* | 0 * * * * * *
MJAHL 1 2* 0* 1* 1* 0.50* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 19 1 272* 592* 1 004* 1 596* 1.25* 823* 217* | 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 * * * * * *

Sidney Crosby Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Player 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.