Sidney Crosby’s Top 30 Memories On His 30th Birthday
Sidney Crosby’s 30th Birthday
Our captain is officially a 30-year-old. Sidney Crosby is celebrating his 30th birthday with the NHL’s most sacred trophy, the Stanley Cup. Crosby will be taking the Cup with him to the 122nd Natal Day Parade and then to his junior hockey city in Quebec for a parade in his honor.
Well, we can’t throw Crosby a parade here at Pens Labyrinth so we’ve arranged the next best thing: a celebration of our favorite Crosby memories.
To celebrate our captain’s birthday, we’ve put together our favorite and best moments Crosby’s had thus far. See if your favorite made the list and share your Crosby moments in the comments!
19. The Then-Youngest Captain
Crosby, in 2007, became the youngest full-time captain in the NHL at 19 years and 297 days old. Crosby would have become the Penguins’ captain even earlier but felt, prior to that, that he wasn’t ready to take on the role. Crosby has since been replaced as the youngest captain in NHL’s history.
18. The 100-200-300
On October 18, 2008, Crosby notched his 100th goal and his 200th assist to reach 300 points in one game. He notched a goal and three assists in the Penguins’ 3-1 victory over the Maple Leafs.
17. Youngest Records
Crosby has notched a lot of records in his career, especially for being the youngest player to notch big victories. In his career, he has been the youngest player to notch 100 points in one season, score 200 career points (20), win the Art Ross and Lindsay Trophies (19), be named to the nHL’s first All-Star Team (19), tall two consecutive 100-point seasons (20) and win the Stanley Cup as a captain since 1895 (21).
16. The First Stanley Cup
Crosby won his first Stanley Cup, the Penguins’ third as a franchise, in 2009. The Penguins went to seven games with the Detroit Red Wings but Max Talbot’s two goals gave the Pens the win and the Cup.
15. The Birthday Stanley Cup Parade
Crosby celebreated his 22nd birthday with his first Stanley Cup parade in Cole Harbour. A crowd of 75,000 celebrated the victory and the captains birthday on August 7, 2009.
9. The Comeback Kid
Everyone knows that Crosby has had five concussions throughout his career. Every time the word concussion is associated with Crosby’s name fans get nervous, rightfully so. Despite concussions that have sidelined the player, Crosby has always returned and hasn’t let the injuries hold him back.
8. The Second Stanley Cup
Crosby notched his first Stanley Cup win pretty early in his career but he wasn’t done winning yet. The Penguins took the Cup back to Pittsburgh again in 2016 after defeating the San Jose Sharks, thus winning their second Cup in Crosby’s era.
7. The Back-to-Back Victories
One Stanley Cup under Crosby’s leadership? Incredibe. Two? Unbelievable. But, two Stanley Cup victories and then a third in 2017 making the Penguins back-to-back winners? Unfathomable. Crosby led the Penguins to their third Stanley Cup under his leadership again this year for back-to-back victories and the fifth Cup in Penguins’ history.
6. A Highly Decorated Active NHL-er
Crosby has notched incredible feats so far in his career and is one of the most decorated active players. Crosby has three Stanley Cups, four EC Championships, two Conn Smythes, two Art Ross trophies, two Rocket Richard trophies, three Ted Lindsay awards, two Hart trophies, a World Junior gold medal, a World Cup of Hockey gold medal and two Olympic gold medals.
5. 1,000 Points
Crosby notched his 1,000th point on Feb 16, 2017 when he grabbed an assist on Chris Kunitz’s goal against the Winnipeg Jets. This would make Crosby the 11th youngest player to reach 1,000 points. He also notched the 1,000 points in 757 games becoming the fastest active player to reach the feat and the 12th fastest in history.
4. Humble to the Core
The only thing Crosby does better than play hockey is to give back to his fans and community. Crosby comes from humble beginnings and has kept this quality as he grows more successful. The captain is always signing autographs and giving back to his fans and, even this post-season, has brought the Stanley Cup to children’s hospitals and a veteran nursing home. Crosby is constantly giving back to his community, fans and all those who helped him get to where he is now.
3. The NHL 100
As part of the NHL’s Centennial Celebration, the NHL created a list of the league’s greatest 100 players. When it came to some active players, it isn’t a shock to see the name Sidney Crosby on the list. Crosby’s expertise and incredible feats landed him on the list of the NHL’s All-Time Greats.
2. 87, the Continuing Legend
Crosby has led an incredible career thus far with outstanding feats, new records and victories that will make him an important player in NHL history forever. Crosby will always be one of the NHL’s best and his number has contributed to the legend. The number 87 has followed Crosby throughout his career. Crosby not only wears the number 87 for the Penguins but was born on 8/7/87 and has an average salary cap hit of $8.7.
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1. The Best is Yet to Come
Crosby’s career has been incredible thus far. Though now the captain is 30-years-old, he is far from being finished. Crosby has expressed his desire to get another Stanley Cup with the Penguins and has even teased at a ‘three-peat.’ Crosby posted 89 points this season, brought home another Stanley Cup, a Conn Smythe trophy and the Rocket Richard trophy. Crosby has already achieved so much and he isn’t done yet.
Happy birthday, captain.