Sidney Patrick Crosby (born August 7, 1987) is a
Canadian professional ice hockey player and captain
of the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey
League. He was the first pick of the 2005 NHL Entry
Draft and one of the leading scorers during the
2005-06 NHL season, finishing 6th in scoring with
102 points (39 goals, 63 assists). Crosby was one of
the most highly regarded draft picks in hockey
history, leading many to refer to the 2005 Draft
Lottery as the 'Sidney Crosby Sweepstakes'. By
capturing his first Art Ross Trophy with 120 points
(36 goals, 84 assists) in the 2006-07 NHL season, he
became the youngest player and the only teenager
ever to win a scoring title in any major North
American sports league. That same season, Crosby
also became just the seventh player in NHL history
to win the Hart Trophy, Art Ross Trophy, and Lester
B. Pearson Award in the same season—thus earning all
three highest individual honours for an NHL forward
in only his second year as a professional hockey
player.
