In case you have forgotten, here is a brief rundown of Sidney Crosby's career thus far.
Position: C
Shoots: Left
Ht: 5-11
Wt: 200
DOB: 8/7/87
Birthplace: Cole
Harbour, NS
Acquired: Drafted
by Penguins in the first round (1st overall) of the 2005 Entry Draft.
• Alternate captain
of Canada’s 2010 Olympic gold-medal winning team, scoring the medal-deciding OT
goal against the U.S. in Gold Medal Game.
• Started the
2010-11 campaign by scoring 32 goals and 66 points in first 41 games before
missing the rest of the year with a concussion.
• Posted a 25-game
scoring streak from Nov. 5 to Dec. 28, 2010, totaling 50 points (26G-24A). The
25-game run is 3rd longest in team history and tied for 8th longest in NHL
history. Only 5th player in NHL history to average a goal per game in a streak
of 25 games or more (Wayne Gretzky, Brett Hull, Steve Yzerman & Bryan
Trottier).
• Also recorded a
19-game scoring streak from Oct. 6 to Nov. 17, 2007 for 30 points (11G-19A).
• Posted 100-plus
points, 50-plus assists 4 times in career.
• Notched 30-plus
goals 5 times in career.
• Became youngest
captain in NHL history (19 years, 9 months) and youngest captain in NHL history
to lead his team to a Stanley Cup title (21 years old).
• Career average of
1.32 postseason points per game ranks 3rd in NHL history behind only Wayne
Gretzky (1.83) and Mario Lemieux (1.6) - minimum 40 games played.
• 3rd-youngest
player to reach 500 points (22 years, 244 days) in NHL history: Wayne Gretzky
(21 years, 52 days); Mario Lemieux (22 years, 172 days).
• Set 3 career
milestones Oct. 18, 2008 vs. Toronto with his 100th goal, 200th assist and
300th point.
• Tied NHL
single-season playoff record by scoring the 1st goal in a game 6 times (2009).
• Youngest player
in NHL history to reach 200 points (19 years, 207 days) with a goal March 2,
2007 vs. Carolina.
• In 2007, became
youngest scoring champion (120 points), youngest Ted Lindsay recipient and
second-youngest league MVP (Wayne Gretzky).
• Ranked 5th in NHL
scoring (102 points) as 18-year-old rookie in 2005-06 and youngest player in
league history to reach 100 points. His 102 points surpassed Mario Lemieux’s
team rookie record of 100 points (1984-85).
• Represented
Canada at World Championships (2006) and World Junior Championships (2004,
‘05). Won gold in ‘05 and silver medal in ‘04 tournament.
• Youngest player
to lead World Championships in scoring with 16 points (8G-8A) in 2006 (18 years
old).
• Played 2 seasons
with Rimouski Oceanic of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League from 2003-05.
• Was named
Canadian Hockey League Player of the Year and won scoring champion in each of
his 2 seasons of CHL play (2004 and ‘05).
• Led Rimouski to
QMJHL title and Memorial Cup berth in 2005.
• His 135 points in
2003-04 were 2nd most by a 16-year-old in CHL history behind Wayne Gretzky
(182, Sault Ste. Marie, 1977-78).
• Averaged 2.51
points per game with Rimouski, the 2nd-highest average in CHL history behind
Mario Lemieux (2.81).
• Holds 2nd-highest
single-season points per game total (2.71, 2004-05), behind only Mario Lemieux
(4.03, Laval, 1983-84).
• Father Troy was a
goaltender for Verdun of QMJHL and was drafted by Montreal in 1984.
• Won ESPY award
for Best NHL Player 4 years in a row (2007-10).
• Top-voted player
in All-Star Fan Balloting for 4 straight seasons (2007-10).
• Lists Steve
Yzerman as hockey idol.
• Signed through 2012-13 season.
• Signed through 2012-13 season.
CAREER HIGHS
Goals: 3 (5 times),
2/1/10 vs. BUF
Assists: 5 (1
time), 12/13/06 vs. PHI
Points: 6 (2
times), 1/19/10 vs. NYI (2G-4A)
PIM: 21 (1 time),
1/3/09 vs. FLA
SOG: 9 (4 times),
1/3/10 at FLA
Hat Tricks: 5,
2/1/10 vs. BUF (3G)
Goal Streak: 6,
12/5/06-12/15/06 (6)
Assist Streak: 9,
12/20/07-1/8/08 (13)
Point Streak: 25, 11/5/10-12/28/10 (26G-24A)
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