Sidney Crosby was born on August 7, 1987, in Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada. He is the son of Trina and Troy Crosby. Demonstrating a natural talent for hockey from an early age, Crosby began skating at just two years old and practiced shooting pucks into a laundry dryer in his family’s basement. His jersey number, 87, and his $8.7 million annual contract were chosen to reflect his birth date and year—8/7/87.
Crosby gained national attention during his time with the Rimouski Océanic in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). In his two years in major junior hockey, he won back-to-back CHL Player of the Year awards. He led Rimouski to the 2005 Memorial Cup Final, solidifying his reputation as one of the most highly touted prospects in hockey history. Due to his remarkable skills and potential, he earned the nickname "The Next One." The 2005 NHL Draft Lottery was popularly referred to as the "Sidney Crosby Sweepstakes," reflecting the anticipation surrounding his debut.
Sidney Crosby was selected first overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. In his rookie season, he finished sixth in the league with 102 points and was the runner-up for the Calder Memorial Trophy, awarded to the league’s top rookie.
In only his second NHL season (2006–07), Crosby scored 120 points and won the Art Ross Trophy, becoming the youngest player and only teenager in history to lead a major North American professional sports league in scoring. That same season, he captured both the Hart Memorial Trophy as the league's Most Valuable Player, as voted by the Professional Hockey Writers' Association, and the Lester B. Pearson Award (now known as the Ted Lindsay Award), presented by the NHL Players' Association to the league’s most outstanding player. He became just the seventh player in NHL history to earn all three honors in the same season.
| Birth Date: | 7 Aug, 1987 |
| Age: | 32 yrs |
| Occupations: | Ice hockey player |
| Citizenship: | Canada |
| Birth Place: | Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia |
| Gender: | Male |
| Description: | Canadian ice hockey player |
| Twitter Id: | S_Crosby87 |
| Net Worth 2021: | 55 million |
