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Hockey
SidneyCrosby
Sidney Crosby's Pittsburgh career, Canada duty and NHL regular-season output, from draft day to the present.
Where Crosby came from
Career path
Who is Crosby
Sidney Crosby was selected at the top of the 2005 draft by Pittsburgh and has stayed with the Penguins, playing centre in the NHL. A Canadian from Cole Harbour, he brought a left shot to the position and soon turned the weight of that draft slot into a breakthrough. Stanley Cup and Hart Memorial Trophy success followed, alongside other major individual honours. Pittsburgh has been his only NHL club, while Canada has provided the international stage. Now his NHL regular-season totals read 1,420 appearances and 1,761 points. Those figures capture a career that began with enormous expectation and has produced sustained output. He is still a centre for the Penguins, and his influence there endures well into a long career.
Crosby: quick answers
Born on 7 August 1987, Sidney Crosby hails from Cole Harbour in Canada.
He shoots left, and across his NHL regular season career that stroke has produced 654 goals and 1,107 assists.
Crosby plays at centre and was taken first overall by Pittsburgh in the 2005 draft.