Becoming Sidney Crosby - Hockey Documentary
Becoming Sidney Crosby -
Hockey Documentary
Sidney Patrick Crosby,
ONS (born August 7,
1987) is a
Canadian professional ice hockey player who is captain of the
Pittsburgh Penguins of the
National Hockey League (
NHL).
Crosby was drafted first overall by the
Penguins out of the
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (
QMJHL). During his two-year major junior career with the
Rimouski Océanic, he earned back-to-back
CHL Player of the Year awards and led his club to the
2005 Memorial Cup final. Nicknamed "
The Next One", he was one of the most highly regarded draft picks in hockey history, leading many to refer to the
2005 Draft Lottery as the "
Sidney Crosby Sweepstakes".
In his first NHL season, Crosby finished sixth in league scoring with 102 points (39 goals, 63 assists) and was a runner-up for the
Calder Memorial Trophy (won by
Alexander Ovechkin). By his second season, he led the NHL with
120 points (36 goals, 84 assists) to capture the
Art Ross Trophy, becoming the youngest player and the only teenager to win a scoring title in any major
North American sports league. That same season, Crosby also won the
Hart Memorial Trophy as the
Professional Hockey Writers Association's choice for most valuable player and the
Lester B. Pearson Award as the
NHL Players Association's choice for most outstanding player, becoming the seventh player in
NHL history to earn all three awards in one year.
Crosby started the 2007--08 season with the team's captaincy and subsequently led them to the
2008 Stanley Cup Finals, where they were defeated by the
Detroit Red Wings in six games.
The Penguins returned to the Finals against
Detroit the following year and won in seven games; Crosby became the youngest captain in NHL history to win the
Stanley Cup. In the 2009--10 season, Crosby scored a career-high 51 goals, tying him with
Steven Stamkos for the
Rocket Richard Trophy as the league-leader; with 58 assists, he totaled
109 points, second in the NHL. During the off-season, Crosby received the
Mark Messier Leadership Award. In 2010--11, Crosby sustained a concussion as a result of hits to the head in back-to-back games. The injury left him sidelined for ten and a half months. However, after playing eight games in the 2011--12 season, Crosby's concussion-like symptoms returned in
December 2011, and he did not return until mid-March
2012.
Internationally, Crosby has represented
Canada in numerous tournaments for the country's junior and men's teams. After competing in the
2003 U-18 Junior World Cup, he represented Canada in back-to-back
IIHF World U20 Championships, winning silver in 2004 and gold in 2005. At the
2006 IIHF World Championship, he led the tournament in scoring, while also earning Top
Forward and All-Star
Team honours. Four years later, Crosby was named to
Team Canada for the
2010 Winter Olympics in
Vancouver.
Playing the
United States in the gold medal game, he scored the game-winning goal in overtime.