Sport: Men’s Hockey
Position: Forward
Age: 26
Hometown: Cole Harbour, N.S.
NHL Team: Pittsburgh Penguins
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Accomplishments:
- 2010 Olympic Champion.
- 2009 Stanley Cup Champion.
- 2007 Hart Trophy winner as the NHL’s MVP.
- 2007 Art Ross Trophy winner as the NHL’s leading scorer.
- 2010 Maurice Richard trophy winner as the NHL’s leading goal scorer.
- Two-time Lou Marsh Award winner as Canadian Athlete of the Year.
- Three-time Lionel Conacher Award winner as Canadian Male Athlete of the Year.
- Four-time NHL All-Star.
Interesting Fact: Crosby is widely considered to be the best hockey player in the world and scored the “golden goal” in overtime of the gold medal game against the U.S.A. at Vancouver 2010. He was recently named captain of the men’s hockey team by Coach Mike Babcock and the management group.
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