Sidney Crosby

Sidney Crosby (born August 7 1987, in Nova Scotia, Canada) is an amateur Ice Hockey player in the Québec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). His current position is center. He is a hockey prodigy that Wayne Gretzky predicts might one day break his NHL scoring records. Sidney Crosby is eligible for the NHL draft in 2005. He was however, drafted first overall by the Toronto Toros of the New World Hockey Association in 2004.

He was drafted 1st overall in the Québec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) Draft on June 7th, 2003 by the Rimouski Oceanic. Crosby won the scoring title and set a new scoring record for 16-year-olds in his rookie season in the Québec Major Junior Hockey League. He achieved 54 goals and 81 assits.

He is best known for scoring a lacrosse-style goal that was first performed by Mike Legg in 1997 against Minnesota goalie, Steve Debus.

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Biography

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Quick Facts

Nickname: The Next One, Darryl (named after Hall of Famer Darryl Sittler), Baby Legs
Team: Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL)
Salary: $35/week (Rimouski Oceanic)
Hometown: Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Place of Birth: Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia
Country: Canada
DOB: August 7, 1987
Height: Left
Position: Center
Jersey Number: 87
Room mate: Eric Neilson (drafted in the 5th round by the Los Angeles Kings)

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Trivia

At age 2 1/2 he would play in the basement of their home, which his father had painted white and added red and blue lines

At age 3 Sidney started skating on ice

At age 7 Sidney gave his first newspaper interview and was already on the radar of the sports press

At age 14 he was featured on the CBC's show Hockey Day in Canada

Wayne Gretzky told a reporter from Mario Lemieux."

On December 28, 2003 Crosby scored his first goal of the world junior hockey championship in a 7-2 win over Switzerland, becoming the youngest player ever to score for the team at age 16 years, 4 months, 24 days. The puck from Sidney's record making goal is in the Hockey Hall of Fame

In 2003 Sidney was the lone player under 18 invited to join the Canadian Junior Hockey Team

Whilst having great success at the hockey level, Crosby still managaes to maintain an 85 per cent average as a Grade 11 student.

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Ice Hockey Career

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Career Statistics

			Regular Season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2001-02	Dartmouth Subways	MAAA	74	95	98	193	114	7	11	13	24	0
2002-03	Shattuck St. Mary's	USHS	57	72	90	162	104	-	-	-	-	-
2003-04	Rimouski Oceanic	QMJHL	59	54	81	135	74	9	7	9	16	10