1. Sidney Crosby By: Alex Howard

2. Full name: Sidney Patrick Crosby

3. He was born on August 7, 1987

4. Crosby was born in Cole Harbour, NS

5. Sidney is 5’ 11” weighing 200 lbs.

6. Crosby shoots left handed. Currently, he centers Evgeni Malkin, and Mark Recchi.

7. He was drafted 1 st pick in the 1 st round by the Pittsburgh Penguins.

8. Sidney Crosby is nicknamed the kid and compared to greats like Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux.

9. "You can't afford to go out there and watch too much,... If you get caught watching, you're not going to get to the puck and not going to make good plays." - Sidney Crosby

10. He finished the 05-06 season 6th in scoring.

11. He has already broken team records set by Hall of Famer Mario Lemieux.

12. League records such as being the youngest player to reach the 100 point mark in their rookie season.

13. First teenager to lead the NHL in scoring since Wayne Gretzky in 1980.

14. At the young age of 19 led the NHL with 120 points to win the Art Ross Trophy.

15. He was the youngest team captain in NHL history.

16. Sidney also recently became only the seventh player in NHL history to win the Hart, Lester B. Pearson and Art Ross trophies all in the same season.

17. In December he recorded his first six point game of his career

18. In October, Crosby scored his first NHL hat trick against the Philadelphia Flyers

19. "The defensemen went down and got out of position,... So then the goalie had no choice but to play the shot ……- Sidney Crosby

20. Career Stats 175 Games Played

21. 84 Goals 161 Assist

22. 248 points 188 Penalty minutes

23. 11 Game Winning Goals

24. Bibliography "# 87 Sidney Crosby." ESPN. 2007. 14 Nov. 2007. Sidney-Crosby.Info." Sidney Crosby. TheHockeyNet.Com. 14 Nov. 2007. "Sidney Crosby Quotes." Sidney- Crosby.Info. TheHockeyNet.Com. 14 Nov. 2007.