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Proclamation honoring Pittsburgh Penguins Captain Sidney Crosby for his outstanding accomplishments on and off of the ice.
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WHEREAS, hailing from Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada, “Sid the Kid” Sidney Crosby was the top overall pick in the 2005 National Hockey League (NHL) draft and brought the Pittsburgh Penguins and their fan base back to life; and
WHEREAS, in his first NHL season, Sidney Crosby finished sixth in league scoring with 102 points (39 goals, 63 assists) and was a runner-up for the Calder Memorial Trophy. By his second season, he led the NHL with 120 points (36 goals, 84 assists) to capture the Art Ross Trophy, becoming the youngest player and the only teenager to win a scoring title in any major North American sports league. That same season, Crosby won the Hart Memorial Trophy as the Professional Hockey Writers Association’s choice for most valuable player and the Lester B. Pearson Award as the NHL Players Association’s choice for most outstanding player, becoming the seventh player in NHL history to earn all three awards in one year; and
WHEREAS, on May 31, 2007, Sidney Crosby was named captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins, and in 2009, became the youngest captain in NHL history to win the Stanley Cup. In the 2009-10 season, Crosby scored a career-high 51 goals, tying him with Steven Stamkos for the “Rocket” Richard Trophy as the league-leader; with 58 assists, he totaled 109 points, second in the NHL. During the off-season, Crosby received the Mark Messier Leadership Award. In the 2012-13 season, Crosby received the Ted Lindsay Award, given to the NHL’s most outstanding player as voted on by the members of the NHLPA. The 2013-14 season culminated in an award hat-trick where Crosby was the recipient of the Art Ross Trophy, Hart Memorial Trophy and the Ted Lindsay Award. In 2016, he became a Stanley Cup champion for the second time and received the Conn Smythe Trophy; and
WHEREAS, internationally, Sidney Crosby has represented Cana...
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