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Time to Score Some Goals With Sidney Crosby
Priya Johnson
How well do you know the most famous NHL player of all time. Let's find out...
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Born on 7th August 1987, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, Crosby was introduced to hockey by his father.
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Crosby's sister, Taylor is also a hockey player and played division 1 for St. Cloud State University as a goalie.
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On 8th October 2005, Sidney Crosby scored his first NHL goal against the goaltender, Hannu Toivonen.
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Other NHL players like Pierre Turgeon, Liam O'Brien, Donald Brashear, and even David Musil have worn the number 87.
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Despite the 102 points, he didn't win the rookie of the year Calder Trophy. He was overtaken by Alex Ovechkin's 106 points.
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Crosby led the Penguins to back-to-back Stanley Cup Championships (2016, 2017), making them the only team in 19 years to enjoy such a victory.
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In the 2005 NHL Entry Draft, Crosby was selected first overall by the Penguins.
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Crosby was only 19 years and 297 days old when he was appointed the captain of the Penguins.
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Crosby was born on 8/7/87, which is actually his uniform number spelled twice! How cool!
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Crosby has been awarded the Ted Lindsay Award (most outstanding player of the season) twice, during the seasons 2006-07 and 2012-13.
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14-year-old Crosby led his Nova Scotia team to the Canadian Cup.
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In the 2006-2007 season, Crosby recorded to his credit 120 points becoming the first teenager to win the trophy after Wayne Gretzky (1980).
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