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Canadian HockeyBIOGRAPHY
Sidney was born August 7, 1987 in Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada. He began playing hockey on his own in his basement at two years of age and he learned to skate by the time he was three. At the age of seven, he gave his first newspaper interview. At fourteen, he appeared on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's "Hockey Day in Canada." In that same year, he also led his Midget AAA team, the Dartmouth Subways, to the national championship game. He won both the MVP Award and the Top Scorer Award after scoring 18 points in five games.
Sidney was selected first overall in the midget draft by the Rimouski Océanic of the QMJHL (Quebec Major Junior Hockey League). In his first game with the QMJHL, he scored one goal and had two assists. He was named Player of the Week for two consecutive weeks at the start of the season and eventually won the honor four more times during that season. He was named Player of the Month three times and CHL Player of the Week three times. By the end of the season, he had been named Player of the Year, Top Rookie and Top Scorer ... the first QMJHL player to earn all three honors at once. He led the QMJHL with 54 goals and 81 assists in 59 regular-season games.
Sidney was only the fifth player to represent Canada at the World Junior Hockey Championships as a 16-year-old. This feat was previously accomplished by Jay Bouwmeester, Jason Spezza, Eric Lindros and Wayne Gretzky.
NHL Career
Sidney was selected first overall in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins on July 30, 2005. Upon his entry into the NHL, Sidney had the opportunity to play alongside hockey great Mario Lemieux. Unfortunately, Lemieux was forced to retire after an injury-plagued season, ultimately due to being diagnosed with an irregular heartbeat.
Sidney played his first professional NHL game on October 5, 2005 against the New Jersey Devils, and had an assist on the team's first goal of the season, scored by Mark Recchi in a 5-1 loss. He also took his first career penalty in the same game, serving two minutes in the second period for hooking Zach Parise. On December 16, 2005, Penguins Head Coach Michael Therrien named Sidney as an alternate captain for the Penguins. The move drew criticism from some hockey pundits, including sports commentator Don Cherry, who claimed that Sidney had done nothing to earn the position.
On April 13, 2006, after scoring one goal and three assists in a 5-3 win over the New York Rangers, Sidney broke Mario Lemieux's franchise record for assists by a rookie. Lemieux recorded 57 assists in his rookie year, whereas Sidney finished with 63. Four days later against the New York Islanders, Sidney scored his 100th point during the last home game of the season. He finished with 102 points, two ahead of Lemieux's 1984-1985 franchise record for points by a rookie. Sidney is the youngest player in the history of the NHL to score 100 points in a single season and only the seventh rookie ever to hit the benchmark. Sidney is also the first NHL rookie to record 100 points and 100 penalty minutes in one season. Dale Hawerchuk, who entered the league at the age of 18 for Winnepeg in 1981-1982, is the only player to have had more points (103) before turning 19 or in the year they were drafted.
Overall, Sidney finished sixth in the NHL scoring race and seventh in NHL assists. Among Canadian NHL players, he trailed only Joe Thornton and Dany Heatley. By comparison, 2004 NHL Entry Draft top pick 20-year-old Alexander Ovechkin, also in his rookie year, finished the 2005-2006 season with 106 points.
Sidney finished second in Calder Memorial Trophy voting for Rookie of the Year to Alexander Ovechkin.
For the calendar year 2006, Sidney led all NHL players in scoring with 118 points.
INTERNATIONAL PLAY
From May 5 - May 21, 2006, Sidney was an alternate captain in the 2006 World Championships, where he became the youngest player ever to win a World Championship scoring title. He tallied a tournament-best eight goals and eight assists in nine games. Crosby was named the tournament's top forward and was also named to the competition's all-star team.
AWARDS
NHL
2006 All-Rookie Team
October 2005 Rookie of the Month
2007 All-Star Team Starter
Ice Hockey World Championships
2006 World Championships All-Star Team
2006 World Championships Best Forward
2006 World Championships Leading Scorer
Canadian Hockey League
2004 CHL Rookie of the Year
2004 CHL Player of the Year
2005 CHL Player of the Year
2004 CHL Leading Scorer
2005 CHL Leading Scorer
2004 CHL Canada Post Cup (three stars)
2005 CHL Canada Post Cup (three stars)
2005 Top Pro Prospect
2005 Memorial Cup All-Star Team
2005 Ed Chynoweth Trophy Memorial Cup Leading Scorer)
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
2004 RDS/JVC Trophy (Rookie of the Year)
2004 QMJHL All-Rookie Team
2004 QMJHL First All-Star Team
2005 QMJHL First All-Star Team
2004 Michel Briere Trophy
2005 Michel Briere Trophy
2004 Jean Beliveau Trophy
2005 Jean Beliveau Trophy
2005 Mike Bossy Trophy
2004 Paul Dumont Trophy
2005 Paul Dumont Trophy
2005 Guy Lafleur Trophy
2004 Michel Bergeron Trophy
2004 Offensive Player of the Year
2005 Offensive Player of the Year