THE CANADIAN PRESS/Scott Gardner

Sidney Crosby

Team Canada Medal Count

2

0

Personal Details

Sport

Ice Hockey

Games

Sochi 2014

Vancouver 2010

Age

37

Birthplace

Halifax, Nova Scotia

Home Province

Nova Scotia

Hometown

Cole Harbour, Nova scotia

Biography

Sidney Crosby made his Olympic debut on home ice at Vancouver 2010 where he scored the “Golden Goal” against Team USA in overtime to secure Canada’s record 14^th gold medal of the Games. At Sochi 2014, Crosby served as the team’s captain, leading Canada to back-to-back Olympic gold medals.

Crosby’s first time wearing the maple leaf was as a 16-year-old at the 2003 U18 Junior World Cup. A few months later, he competed at the 2004 IIHF World Junior Championship where Canada won silver. He returned to the tournament in 2005 and help Canada secure the gold medal.

In 2006 he competed at the IIHF World Championship and led the tournament in scoring with eight goals and eight assists and was named Best Forward as Canada finished fourth. He returned to the IIHF World Championship in 2015 to help Canada win gold, making him a member of the Triple Gold Club. Crosby would not compete at the IIHF World Championship again until 2025 where he scored four goals and eight assists.

Crosby was a member of the victorious Canadian squad at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey where he led the scoring with three goals and seven assists. He was the captain of Team Canada that won the NHL 4 Nations Face-Off in 2025,

Crosby’s NHL career began with him being drafted first overall in 2005 by the Pittsburgh Penguins, with whom he has played through the 2024-25 season. Crosby was named the Penguins’ captain in 2007, at the time the youngest NHL player to ever hold that title. Crosby’s individual NHL honours include: three Stanley Cups (2009, 2016, 2017), two Conn Smythe Trophies (2016, 2017), three Ted Lindsay Awards (2007, 2013, 2014), two Hart Memorial Trophies (2007, 2014), two Art Ross Trophies (2007, 2014), two Maurice Richard Trophies (2010, 2017), and one Mark Messier Leadership award (2010). Crosby was named Canada’s Athlete of the Year in 2007 and 2009.

Crosby was inducted to the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame in 2012 with his teammates from the 2010 Olympic hockey team. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2022.