Crosby was born in Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia
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When he was a young boy, he would play hockey in the basement of their home, which his father had painted white and added red and blue lines
At age 3 Crosby began skating on ice
At age 7 Crosby he was featured on Hockey Day in Canada , an annual special presentation of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
Wayne Gretzky told a reporter from The Arizona Republic , in an 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.
He was drafted first overall in the QMJHL draft on June 9, 2003 by the Rimouski Océanic.
On December 28 , 2003 Crosby overseas data scored his first goal of the World Junior Hockey Championship in a 7-2 win over Switzerland, becoming the youngest player ever to score a goal for the team at age 16 years, 4 months, 24 days. The puck from Sidney's record goal is currently displayed in the Hockey
Hall of Fame
In 2003 Sidney was the only player under the age of 18 to be invited to join the Canadian Junior Hockey Team
While having great success in hockey, Crosby still managed to maintain an 85% average as a Grade 11 student.
His father, Troy Crosby, was also a hockey player (a goaltender) and was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft and like most Canadian children Sidney was a Montreal Canadiens fan as a child.
Crosby's Team Canada jersey from the gold-medal game at the World Junior Hockey Championship was stolen by an Air Canada baggage handler in January 2005. It was later recovered and was auctioned off for $22,100 for youth hockey charities and South Asian tsunami relief.
At age 3 Crosby began skating on ice
At age 7 Crosby he was featured on Hockey Day in Canada , an annual special presentation of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
Wayne Gretzky told a reporter from The Arizona Republic , in an 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.
He was drafted first overall in the QMJHL draft on June 9, 2003 by the Rimouski Océanic.
On December 28 , 2003 Crosby overseas data scored his first goal of the World Junior Hockey Championship in a 7-2 win over Switzerland, becoming the youngest player ever to score a goal for the team at age 16 years, 4 months, 24 days. The puck from Sidney's record goal is currently displayed in the Hockey
Hall of Fame
In 2003 Sidney was the only player under the age of 18 to be invited to join the Canadian Junior Hockey Team
While having great success in hockey, Crosby still managed to maintain an 85% average as a Grade 11 student.
His father, Troy Crosby, was also a hockey player (a goaltender) and was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft and like most Canadian children Sidney was a Montreal Canadiens fan as a child.
Crosby's Team Canada jersey from the gold-medal game at the World Junior Hockey Championship was stolen by an Air Canada baggage handler in January 2005. It was later recovered and was auctioned off for $22,100 for youth hockey charities and South Asian tsunami relief.