APTER The Kid as a kid ome people might argue that Sidney Crosby was born to play hockey Both of his parents had strong connections to the sport His mother Trina had two older brothers who played One of them was good enough to get a tryout for a minor league team in the Canadian Hockey League CHL Troy Crosby Sidney s father played in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League often called simply the Q by Canadians for two seasons The Q is a respected amateur league for hockey players aged sixteen to twenty Although Troy was also selected as a goaltender by the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League NHL he never actually played for the
The Kid as a kid TERA 87 Hockey is a family affair with the Crosbys Here Sidney far left poses with from left to a right sister Taylor is mother Trina and father Troy in 2010 After he finished playing in the Q Troy Crosby took a job as a facilities manager in charge of the security and upkeep of a law firm's office building The job helped the family buy equipment and tournament entry fees for Sidney who loved playing hockey from an early age Denting the Dryer In the Sidney Crosby collection at the Nova Scotia Sports Hall of Fame there is a picture of toddler Sidney drinking from a baby bottle while holding a hockey stick It seems that Sidney was drawn to the game even before he first laced up a pair of skates Also in that collection is a clothes dryer that is almost as famous as Sidney himself When Sidney was a boy Troy Crosby painted part of the family's basement floor to look like part of an ice hockey rink and set up
SIDNEY CROSBY ONE OF THE NHL S TOP SCORERS Crosby's intensity while playing hockey first resulted in a dented dryer Later he dented his opponents egos as he channeled that power into scoring against
The Kid as a kid a goal net When Sidney and his friends practiced making slapshots into the net the missed shots often hit the nearby dryer The poor thing was marked up and had its buttons knocked off although it kept on working for years Because of his basement practices Sidney got very good at shoot ing and making goals A February 2010 Sports Illustrated article noted that Troy who was a goalie in the Canadian Hockey League had to stop guarding the basement net against Sidney's shots when the boy was around nine years old Apparently Sidney had gotten so good that Troy was afraid he might get injured by a flying puck Lighting up the Minors When he was five years old Sidney began playing organized hockey with a team in Cole Harbour his hometown The team was part of the Timbits Minor Hockey program sponsored by the Tim Horton's restaurant chain From there Sidney moved up through the levels of minor or amateur hockey in Canada At fourteen he was playing midget level hockey which is normally reserved for those ages fifteen through seventeen During the 2001 02 season QUICK FACT Sidney scored 193 points 95 goals of his own and 98 assists where other A local newspaper interviewed players scored thanks to his passing Sidney about playing hockey Those are impressive numbers for so when he was only seven years old Asked about his success on young a player skating at that level His team the Dartmouth Subways the ice he told the reporter You went all the way to the Air Canada have to do your best and work Cup which is a national hard and things will happen You championship tournament at the can make it if you try midget level The Subways came in second but Sidney's style and level of play drew the attention of a national audience for the first time
