2009 CP male athelete of the year

admin — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:38:01 +0000

Penguins team captain Sidney Crosby was named the Canadian Press male athlete of the year and presented the Lionel Conacher Award for a second time (he also won the award in 2007).

Only 12 hockey players have ever won the Award and only six of them have ever received it more then once. So Crosby;s multiple time win puts him in the same class as past winners Bobby Hull, Phil Esposito, Maurice Richard, Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux.

The award is chosen from the total votes of a poll of sports editors and broadcasters from across the country. Crosby received 248 points including 72 first place votes. The Runner up was UFC fighter Georges St-Piere followed by Steve Nash and John Tavares.

2009 Lou Marsh award

2009 Lou Marsh award

admin — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:33:21 +0000

Sidney Crosby has recently been named the winner of the 2009 Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada’s top athlete for his successful year witch involved several career achievements and some new NHL records including becoming the youngest captain in NHL history to hoist the Stanley Cup above his head.

This is the second time that he was awarded the Lou Marsh award, he also won the award in 2007, after he become the youngest player to win an NHL scoring title. The trophy, named after a former sports editor at the Toronto Star, has been presented since 1936. Past winners include Steve Nash, Mike Weir and four-time winner Wayne Gretzky.

The Pittsburgh captain finished the 2008-09 regular season with 33 goals and 103 points, and was second in playoff scoring, with 15 goals and 31 points.

[photo source: Canada's Sports Hall of Fame - sportshall.ca]

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2009 CP male athelete of the year

2009 Lou Marsh award