Sidney Crosby explains what led to him hooking up a Rangers fan with a signed stick

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Sidney Crosby is always doing things in the middle of the game that we’ve never witnessed before, but his viral moment came in a much different way on Wednesday night.

Following the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 7-2 victory over the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden, Crosby sent a Rangers fan home with an incredible piece of memorabilia as the Penguins captain rewarded the fan for his fantastic chirps while he was in the penalty box.



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A lot of people couldn’t believe what they were seeing considering Crosby rewarded the fan for his premium chirps of all things, but it actually happened. Ahead of the Penguins’ tilt with the Winnipeg Jets on Friday night, the media couldn’t help but ask Crosby what made him send the fan a signed stick after the game and explained how it all happened.





“He had me laughing a bit. I’ve been in that situation before and guys can cross the line or take it a little far sometimes, but I thought he did everything in pretty good taste. He had the section laughing, he had me and one of the officials in the box laughing, so it was all in good fun and one of those things that doesn’t happen very often.”

That’s definitely the first time we’ve seen a player reward an opposing fan for having good chirps throughout the game. Nice to see one of the best players in the world having some fun with the fans.

