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Crosby gets second hat trick this season

admin — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:27:53 +0000

Last night the Pittsburgh Penguins won for the fourth time in the past five games, with an 8 to 3 victory over the New York Rangers. It was also pretty ironic, that the Penguins had a free “Penguins” cap give away to all fans at Mellon Arena last night as well.

And so as fate would have it what a great night for the Penguins super star Sidney Crosby to notch his second hat trick of the season (the last one was on October 28 in a 6-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens).

It was Crosby’s fourth career hat trick and he had two assists as well to also make it his second “five-point” game. He scored a goal in the first period (as well as 2 assists), then notched two more in the third period.

The Rangers have not won a game (regulation games) at Mellon Arena in their past 13 attempts.

The Pittsburgh Penguins win allowed them to remain tied with Ovechkin’s Washington Capitals at the top of the Eastern Conference standings with 36 points each.

[photo source: sidneycrosbyspotlight.com]

Crosby is Back! with 4 points in first game of the season

Two young brothers from Regina meet Crosby

admin — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 03:09:00 +0000

Two lucky young brothers, while on their family’s summer vacation in Nova Scotia, both got a chance encounter with Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby. They were visiting family near Halifax, when they found out about the special Crosby birthday / Stanley Cup celebration in his hometown of Cole Harbour. And like most of the other forty thousand people that showed up for the event, they too were hoping for a glimpse of the NHL’s biggest superstar. But they ended up getting a whole lot more.

The Cran family purchased two of the $10 posters (the one that the money went to charity), allowing them to enter their sons’ names in the special draw for a chance to meet Crosby and get a picture taken with the Cup. This was the special draw that had only 87 names selected ( matching Crosby’s number and the year he was born). And as luck would have it, Liam and JJ were both among the winning 87 names selected. One of the brothers were also only one of two people from the photo shoots to get a Crosby autograph.

To find out more or read the complete original story written by Greg Harder of the Leader-Post on August 20th then click here

And thanks to Jennifer Cran for sharing the story with us!

[photo sources: Jason Cran]

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Crosby Birthday Bash & Home Town Cup Parade

admin — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:53:46 +0000

Today is Sidney’s 22nd birthday and what a great way to celebrate it by having over 40 thousand local fans come out and cheer you on in a home town Stanley Cup Parade.

“I am very excited to bring the Stanley Cup back to Cole Harbour,” Crosby said in a release. “People from home have been so supportive of me since I was a youngster playing at Cole Harbour Place. I want as many people as possible to be part of this day.” The parade is scheduled to start at 2:30 p.m. at the Portland Hills bus terminal and head down to Cole Harbour Place where Sidney played hockey when he was younger.

Fans will have a chance to get their picture taken with the Cup, however due to the overwhelming demand, 87 special people (who have winning tickets from a charity raffle) will be able to get their picture taken with the Cup and Sidney Crosby as well.

Professional Awards and Achievements

admin — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 03:34:29 +0000

Sidney Crosby is already on his way to a great professional hockey career, below are some of the awards and achievements that he has won and obtained already through out his short hockey career.

National Hockey League (NHL)

Stanley Cup Championship (with Pittsburgh Penguins) – June 2009
Selected for the All-Star Game - February 2008
Hart Trophy (most valuable player) – June 2007
Lester Pearson Award (most outstanding player) – June 2007
Art Ross Award (leading scorer during the regular season) – June 2007
NHL First All-Star Team – 2007 – June 2007
Captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins (also the youngest captain in NHL history) – May 2007
Selected for the All-Star Game (& Youngest player ever to voted in an NHL allstar game) – February 2007
Mark Messier Leadership Award – January 2007
Youngest player in NHL history to record 100 points in a season – 2006
First rookie to record 100 points and 100 penalty minutes in a season – 2006
Pittsburgh Penguins’ franchise record for points in a season by a rookie (102) – 2006
Pittsburgh Penguins’ franchise record for assists in a season by a rookie (63) – 2006
NHL All-Rookie Team – June 2006
Rookie of the Month – October, 2005
NHL First Draft Pick overall – July, 2005

International Hockey

Ice Hockey World Championships All-Star Team – 2006
Ice Hockey World Championships Leading Scorer – 2006
Ice Hockey World Championships Best Forward – 2006
World Junior Championships Gold Medal – 2005
World Junior Championships Silver Medal – 2004

Canadian Hockey League (CHL)

Ed Chynoweth Award (Memorial Cup Leading Scorer) – 2005
Memorial Cup All-Star Team – 2005
Top Pro Prospect – 2005
Canada Post Cup (three stars) – 2004/2005
Leading Scorer – 2004/2005
Player of the Year – 2004/2005
Rookie of the Year – 1999

Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL)

Guy Lafleur Trophy (Playoff MVP) – 2005
Mike Bossy Trophy (Best Professional Prospect) – 2005
Jean Béliveau Trophy (Leading Scorer) – 2004/2005
Paul Dumont Trophy – 2004/2005
Offensive Player of the Year – 2004/2005
Michel Briere Trophy (Most Valuable Player QMJHL) – 2004/2005
QMJHL All-Rookie Team – 2004
QMJHL First All-Star Team – 2004/2005
QMJHL Rookie of the Year – 2004

Other Major Awards

Lou Marsh Trophy - 2009
ESPY award winner (best NHL player) – 2009
The Order of Nova Scotia – 2008
ESPY award winner (best NHL player) – 2008
AIF Chairman’s Award - 2008
ESPY award winner (best NHL player) – 2007
Lou Marsh Trophy - 2007
Lionel Conacher Award – 2007
Dapper Dan Sportsman of the Year – 2007
Dapper Dan Sportsman of the Year – 2006

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