He's the best player in the game today

A franchise center, Crosby is a brilliant playmaker who sees the ice extremely well. He can use his blinding speed to blow by opponents, or challenge them using his superb stickhandling abilities. Plays with a lot of grit despite his size and is a very good faceoff man. Father: Troy Crosby Sister: Taylor Crosby

Under normal circumstances, I’d have just returned from the U18 World Hockey Championships in Plymouth,...

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Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2007, 6 #60 overall by King Wild in the GMHL Draft

Drafted 2003, 1 #1 overall by Rimouski Océanic in the QMJHL Entry Draft

Drafted 2003, 11 #126 overall by Lincoln Stars in the USHL Entry Draft

Number 87 retired by Rimouski Océanic

Cult/Star player for Canada

Cult/Star player for Pittsburgh Penguins

Cult/Star player for Rimouski Océanic

Cult/Star player for Team Nova Scotia

Career transactions

- 2012-06-28 • Signed to a 12-year contract extension by the Pittsburgh Penguins | $104,400,000 | Full story

- 2007-07-10 • Signed to a five-year contract extension by the Pittsburgh Penguins | $43,500,000 | Full story

- 2005-09-09 • Signed to a three-year, entry-level contract by the Pittsburgh Penguins | $11,100,000 | Full story



In the 2000-01 season while playing for the Cole Harbour Red Wings bantam AAA team, Crosby scored 86 goals and 96 assists for 182 points in 63 games. In the playoffs he added 10 goals and 6 assists for 16 points, in only 5 games.