Today's SPORTS Greats - Sidney Crosby By mfierro2 Aug 7, 1987 Birth Sydney was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia Period: Aug 7, 1987 to Mar 2, 2013 'Sid the Kid' from Birth to present . . . Aug 7, 1989 Crosby starts playing Hockey - AGE 2 Oct 1, 1992 Crosby joins a Youth Hockey League in Cole Harbour - AGE 5 Nov 1, 1994 Canada begins to talk about the young Phenom named Sidney Crosby - AGE 7 Sidney at 6 Sep 1, 2002 Crosby goes to the 'Shattuck - St. Mary's School' in Minnesota - he is 15 (he plays Hockey and Baseball) Sep 1, 2003 Crosby begins playing in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League - AGE 16 Jan 1, 2005 Crosby is selected 1st in the NHL Draft - by the Pittsburgh Penguins Sep 1, 2005 Sid 'The Kid' Crosby is a member of Team Canada - they win the World Junior Championship - he is named MVP. Aug 4, 2006 Me with The Stanley Cup Me touching the Cup before Crosby @ Erik Cole's house in Potsdam, NY - summer of 2006 after he won the Stanley Cup! Oct 28, 2006 Crosby scores his first hat - trick . . . the Penguins beat the Flyers 8 - 2. Jan 1, 2008 Pittsburgh Penguins play the Buffalo Sabres in the 1st ever Winter Classic - Crosby scores the game winning goal in a shootout! May 1, 2009 Crosby leads the Penguins to the Stanley Cup Jan 1, 2010 Member of the Canadian Olympic Team - they won the GOLD! Mar 3, 2013 Currently playing for the Pittsburg Penguins