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| It all started with Sidney Crosbys father Troy who | | | | So at 16 he was picked up by hockey team Rimouski |
| gave him a little hockey stick at the age of 2! With this | | | | Oceanic, where he had a remarkable season opener, |
| stick Sidney played around and "practiced" daily in the | | | | getting 8 points on the first game! He continued to |
| basement of their house. Allthough he was just 2 | | | | dominate the league and won the MVP (most valuble |
| years old he already started loving playing with the little | | | | player) Trophy easily. At 17 he played one more year |
| stick and a tennis ball. | | | | for the same team, and to no ones suprise he was |
| I personally think this gave him a big advantage to | | | | even better this season getting 168 points compared |
| many other three year-olds when he finally started | | | | to 135 in his first year. |
| playing for a little hockey club in Halifax, Nova Scotia, | | | | After this success in QMJHL, Sidney Crosby was an |
| as he had already learned the basics of stick-handling. | | | | obvious number one choice for the NHL draft in the |
| Which lead to him to outplaying five-six years-old kids | | | | summer of 2005. |
| while himself being just three. | | | | Pittsburgh Penguins won the draft-lottery, which meant |
| Sidney would everyday on the winter season go | | | | that was the team Sidney Crosby would play for. And |
| down to the local hockey-rink and just play even if it | | | | as you probably know Sidney Crosby had a |
| wasn't for a team, he just couldn't be away from | | | | phenomenal first season getting 104 points! And his |
| hockey! And this was when he was just around five | | | | second year looks like to be another great year for |
| years-old! | | | | him, in just 19 games so far he has 30 points! |
| When joining teams he really outshine everyone he | | | | Looking back on how he got from being just a kid to |
| faced, which encouraged both him and parents to just | | | | where he is today, I think the biggest factor of him |
| get more involved in the game of hockey. This lead | | | | being so successful was his love for the game at such |
| him to play with 17 year-olds while himself just being 14 | | | | an early age. This really got him a head start to other |
| (!). | | | | kids to improve and just get confidence and enjoy the |
| At just the age of 15, Sidney Crosby tried to enter the | | | | game even at that early age. |
| QMJHL, but was denied because of his young age. He | | | | |