Sidney Crosby
Sidney Crosby
Sidney Patrick Crosby, ONSis a Canadian professional ice hockey player who serves as captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League. Crosby was drafted first overall by the Penguins out of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. During his two-year major junior career with the Rimouski Océanic, he earned back-to-back CHL Player of the Year awards and led his club to the 2005 Memorial Cup final. Nicknamed "The Next One", he was one of the most highly regarded...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth7 August 1987
CityCole Harbour, Canada
CountryCanada
We believe in a lot of the same things. I'm interested to learn about anything, any way I can improve myself. And I think it's a two-way thing where he's trying to find things that interest the players and make it fun for them to improve.
Whether you're trying to learn in hockey or trying to learn in life, I've always tried to be observant and tried to learn more, tried to evolve, whether it's as a hockey player or as a person. With each year, I try to do that.
I'd definitely like to have more energy than I did (Saturday). I'm just trying to fight through it. I had a few chances, it wasn't like I was terrible out there, but I think there's still another level that I have left in me that I haven't hit yet.
I'm still trying to develop consistency, ... You have to think faster up here. The reaction time is fast. You have to think quick, or else you're not going to make a lot happen.
I was trying to be him when I was 10 years old. So now, with passing him, it's pretty special.
I saw Whitney break his stick and they had a 2-on-2, but there was a guy going to the net and (Whitney) didn't have a stick to stop the pass. I yelled his name and got my stick to him the best way I could. I wasn't sure if they were going to call a penalty but I was just trying to save a goal because I knew the pass was going to get to him.
I think it's just repetition, getting used to it. As well, I think after you do it so many times and you're rewarded with opportunities or being in tight hockey games, when you see it's working, it's easy to use. Everyone's buying in and realizing it can make a difference, so everyone's doing their part and really just trying to contribute in that way, making sure we all stick together.
I was anxious to get started. There was so much anti-cipation. I wanted to get in the routine of playing games. It was just nice to be on a team, not competing against these guys in camp (but) trying to work together to win.
I was anxious to get started, ... There was so much anticipation. I wanted to get in the routine of playing games. It was just nice to be on a team, not competing against these guys in camp (but) trying to work together to win.
I was anxious to get started, ... There was so much anticipation. It was just nice to be on a team, not competing against these guys in camp (but) trying to work together to win.
With the loss of Mario, there's a lot of leadership lost there so I think they want to step up and show that even more. They're experienced guys and they're trying to lead the way.
We are playing with pride. We have a lot of young guys in here trying to make an impression. We had some momentum going there. I thought we carried the whole third period. It was good to get the momentum, but tough to get it taken away like that.
Honestly, it wasn't on my mind. We're trying to improve and you're seeing a focus in everyone right now, we have good energy and we're all battling.
I'm trying to learn as much as I can out there, but I'm confident in what I can do,