Sidney Crosby, a captain for the National Hockey League, is a Canadian ice hockey player. Sidney Crosby is a three-time Stanley Cup champion with the Pittsburgh Penguins (2009, 2016, and 2017).
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Childhood and Early Years
Sidney Crosby was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on August 7, 1987, to parents Troy and Trina Crosby. He is 32 years old right now. He and his younger sister, Taylor, are two of his parents’ children. He was born and raised in Cole Harbour. His father played goal for the Verdun Junior Canadiens as a goalkeeper.
Crosby attended Astral Drive Junior High School from the ages of 12 to 15, after which he transferred to Shattuck-Saint Mary’s in Faribault, Minnesota, to join the school’s hockey team. In addition, he played with the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League’s Rimouski Océanic. Crosby attended Harrison Trimble High School in Moncton, New Brunswick, and graduated in 2005.
Career
Sidney Crosby’s father used to take him to hockey games with him. Crosby began playing hockey at the age of two in his basement, and by the age of three, he understood how to ice skate. By the age of ten, he had distinguished himself from other children his age due to his aptitude. In 55 games for the local club, he scored 159 points. Extraordinary!
He was a local sensation by the time he graduated from high school. He had the opportunity to work with Mario Lemieux, the retiring Penguins superstar. Crosby rapidly adjusted to life in the NHL, swiftly establishing himself as the team’s finest player. Crosby has established himself as one of the league’s most promising young players. In 2009, he was given the opportunity to hold the Stanley Cup, hockey’s highest honour.
Despite missing 29 games due to injury in 2007-08, he returned the following year to lead his team to the Stanley Cup finals, where they were defeated by the Red Wings. In 2008, he became the youngest player in the National Hockey League after earning 100 goals, 200 assists, and 300 points.
In terms of statistics, Sidney Crosby scored 51 goals in the 2009-10 NHL season, assisting his club in earning the Rocket Rickard Trophy. He only played a few games over the next several years due to concussions that hampered his career and caused him to miss multiple games. He underwent surgery, and after some time, the doctors cleared him to play professionally.
Crosby, on the other hand, missed the first few games of the 2016-17 season due to illness, but after returning, he scored 30 goals in 45 games that season. That year, his team made it to the Stanley Cup playoffs and won it.
Crosby also helped his national team win the Winter Olympics in 2010 and 2014, as well as the Hockey World Cup in 2016. Eventually, he was able to lead his side to multiple victories.
In addition, he received the Ted Lindsay Award in 2012. His current teams are the Pittsburgh Penguins and the men’s national ice hockey team of Canada. For both teams, his uniform number is 87. In addition, in 2019-20, he signed a 12-year contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Net Worth
This ice hockey player summed up a tremendous amount of luck. Crosby, on the other hand, has endorsements from brands such as Addidas and Reebok, as well as Bell, Tim Hortons, and Gatorade. In 2018, he was paid a salary of $132,000 a year. As a result, his overall net worth is believed to be around $1 million.
Relationship
Crosby’s affair with Kathy Leutner was one of the most talked-about in town. Sidney has been dating Kathy, his girlfriend, for more than eight years. Kathy is a model that is 31 years old. She has appeared on the covers of several magazines. In addition, Leutner has worked with Click Models Agency and has appeared in catalogues for Sports Illustrated and Abercrombie & Fitch.
Social Media and Body Measurements
With dark brown hair and light brown eyes, this attractive, dashing dude stands at a height of 5 feet and 11 inches, incredibly tall, weighing around 91 kg.
Because he is more focused on his career, he is not visible on social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram, but the Sidney Crosby Foundation account has been created in recent years.