JockBio: Sidney Crosby Facts

JockBio Vital Stats
• Pittsburgh Penguins	• Center	• #87
• Height: 5' 11"	• Weight: 193	• Born: 8/7/87

Sidney and Dale Hawerchuk are the only two 18-year-olds to tally 100 points in a season in the NHL.
Sidney wears number 87 for the year he was born.
Before the NHL Draft, Sidney signed a $5 million endorsement deal with Reebok.
After Sidney became the youngest player ever to score for Canada in the World Junior Championships, the puck was sent to the Hall of Fame.
Sidney learned to speak French so he could answer the questions of Montreal hockey reporters.
Sidney lived with Mario Lemieux and his wife during his rookie season. Their only rule: No sleepovers.
Sidney killed the Flyers as a rookie, notching seven goals and seven assists against the cross-state rivals.
The jersey Sidney wore in his first NHL game was stolen from his father’s bags on an airplane flight. It was later found in a stairwell.
Sidney thought he had his first NHL goal in a game against the Devils, but Martin Brodeur made a great save. He asked Brodeur for his stick after the contest.
In 2006, Sidney competed for Canada in the World Championships. He had 8 goals and 8 assists in nine games. That made him the youngest player ever to lead the tournament in scoring. Although Canada fell in the bronze medal game, Sidney was named the tournament’s top forward.
In 2006–07, Sidney scored his 200th NHL goal at the age of 19 years, 207 days, breaking the previous record, held by Wayne Gretzky.
Sidney scored his first NHL hat trick in October of 2006. He tallied his first six-point game in December of that season. Both games were against the rival Philadelphia Flyers.
With 120 points in 2006–07, Sidney became the youngest winner of the NHL’s Art Ross Trophy. Joe Thornton of the Sharks finished second, with 114 points.
Sidney was named team captain prior to the 2007–08 season. He was the youngest team captain in NHL history.
Sidney tied with Henrik Zetterberg as the top scorer in the 2008 Stanley Cup playoffs.
In 2008–09, Sidney scored his 300th point on the same play Evgeni Malkin scored his 200th point. The trainer sawed the puck in two and gave each player a half for his trophy case.
Sports Illustrated devoted four pages to a story on Sidney when he was just 16.
Sidney made TIME magazine’s 100 Most Influential People list in 2007.
Sidney’s father was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens.

Dale Hawerchuk, 1989 Esso

Evgeni Malkin,
autographed picture