| When Michel Terrien made young Sidney Crosby | | | | captain at such a young age after only 2 |
| captain on May 31st 2007. The news made the | | | | seasons in the NHL? |
| headlines of every sport section in | | | | |
| newspapers across North America. At the age | | | | The short answer is yes. Sidney Crosby |
| of 19 and 297 days he became the youngest | | | | certainly has shown tremendous signs of |
| captain in the history of the NHL. A title | | | | improvement since he first joined the elite |
| previously held by Vicent Lecavalier of the | | | | ranks of the top hockey players in the world. |
| Tampba Bay Lightning who was named captain at | | | | He has constantly been in the game for every |
| 19 years and 324 days. Sidney Crosby and | | | | match, he has gained the trust of his |
| Vincent Lecavalier are very alike in several | | | | teammates, his coach and more importantly the |
| ways, both were hot shots in the minor | | | | owner Mario Lemieux. After all what better |
| leagues, both made spectacular debuts in the | | | | mentor than one of the greatest captains the |
| NHL, and both were made captain at the same | | | | Pittsburgh Penguins organisation has ever |
| age. In the case of Lecavalier despite a | | | | known? |
| stellar performance, his captaincy was | | | | |
| stripped away by John Tortorella after only a | | | | All of this is not to say that Crosby is |
| season. He was deemed not mature enough to | | | | entirely fit to wear the C on his jersey. A |
| lead the team. This of course raises the | | | | captain needs to demonstrate a sense of |
| question of whether Michel Terrien made the | | | | leadership, and share his experience and |
| right decision in naming Sidney Crosby | | | | knowledge of the game with his teammates. |