Sidney Crosby donates $50K to Special Olympics Canada ahead of Summer Games in Antigonish

Sidney Crosby is once again proving why he deserves to be recognized as Nova Scotia’s top athlete.

The Pittsburgh Penguins captain and Cole Harbour, N.S., native donated $50,000 to Special Olympics Canada, just days before the beginning of the 2018 Summer Games in Antigonish.

The Sidney Crosby Foundation revealed the cheque on its Twitter account Tuesday morning. In a related tweet, the National Hockey League Players’ Association congratulated Crosby for making the donation.

The hockey superstar was honoured at a gala dinner in Halifax last week as the top athlete ever to come out of Nova Scotia.

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READ MORE: Sidney Crosby honoured as top Nova Scotia athlete of all time

This isn’t the first time that Crosby has donated to a charity in Nova Scotia. He and fellow Cole Harbour native Nathan MacKinnon donated their 2015 IIHF World Championship earnings to the Cole Harbour Hockey Association.

He donated another $50,000 last year to KidSport Nova Scotia to help get more kids off the sidelines and into the game. Crosby has also made contributions to Halifax’s IWK Health Centre and Sport Nova Scotia.

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The Special Olympics Canada 2018 Summer Games opening ceremony will take place Tuesday night, with events scheduled to begin Wednesday morning.