- Born
- Birth nameSidney Patrick Crosby
- Nicknames
- The Next One
- Darryl
- Sid the Kid
- Height5′ 10¾″ (1.80 m)
- Sidney Crosby was born on August 7, 1987 in Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada. He is an actor, known for Quest for the Stanley Cup (2016), Boys to the Bigs (2008) and Pond Hockey (2008).
- His jersey number #87 is due to his birth date (8/7/87).
- He is distant cousin of former U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower. Both descend from the same German Eisenhauer family.
- Has stated that his most memorable hockey moment was winning the 2005 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
- Number 1 overall pick in the 2005 NHL draft by Mario Lemieux's Pittsburgh Penguins. One of his nicknames, "The Next One," is reference to comparisons between himself and Wayne Gretzky, who has said he expects Crosby to break his records.
- Learned to play hockey at the age of two, learned to skate at the age of three, had his first newspaper interview at the age of seven.
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