Sidney Crosby is one of the greatest players to ever lace up a pair of skates and has pretty much accomplished it all in his legendary career. After he officially hangs up the skates, he will be a lock for the Hockey Hall of Fame. We have put together a challenging Sidney Crosby quiz for you to test your knowledge of his career. As a result, only the biggest hockey nerds will be able to get a perfect score. We have also included some additional trivia tidbits about him at the very end.
The Ultimate Sidney Crosby Quiz
Instructions: All you have to do is answer the trivia questions below. At the very end of the quiz, it will let you know what you scored.
True Or False, Sidney Crosby Won A Memorial Cup With The Rimouski Océanic
What year was Sidney Crosby drafted #1 Overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins?
Which team did Sidney Crosby score his first NHL goal against?
What year did Sidney Crosby win his first Stanley Cup?
True or False: Sidney Crosby has won the Conn Smythe Trophy (Playoffs MVP) every time that his team has won the Stanley Cup
True Or False: Sidney Crosby scored 40 goals in his rookie NHL season
How old was Sidney Crosby when he was named captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins?
True Or False: Sidney Crosby lead Team Canada in scoring during the 2010 Winter Olympics
What year did Sidney Crosby and Team Canada win gold at the World Junior Championships?
What year did Sidney Crosby score 51 goals (his career high in the NHL)?
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Sidney Crosby Trivia Questions And Answers
Here are some more details on the answers (only read AFTER you have taken the quiz):
1) True Or False, Sidney Crosby Won A Memorial Cup With The Rimouski Océanic
This is False as Crosby and the Oceanic never won the Memorial Cup. While saying that, they did make it to the finals of the 2005 Memorial Cup tournament but lost 4-0 to the London Knights.
2) What year was Sidney Crosby drafted #1 Overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins?
Crosby was drafted #1 overall in the 2005 NHL draft. Other notable selections from this draft include Carey Price, Anze Kopitar, Paul Stastny, Kris Letang, Keith Yandle, and Bobby Ryan.
3) Which team did Sidney Crosby score his first NHL goal against?
Sidney Crosby scored his first NHL goal against goaltender Hannu Toivonen of the Boston Bruins. This came on October 8th, 2005.
4) What year did Sidney Crosby win his first Stanley Cup?
Crosby won his first Stanley Cup with Pittsburgh in the 2008-09 season. The Penguins defeated the Detroit Red Wings in 7 games. This came only one year after the Red Wings defeated the Penguins in the cup finals.
5) True or False: Sidney Crosby has won the Conn Smythe Trophy (Playoffs MVP) every time that his team has won the Stanley Cup
This is False as Evgeni Malkin won the Conn Smythe Trophy during the 2008-09 cup win. While saying that, Crosby won the trophy for the Penguins 2015-16 and 2016-17 cup wins.
6) True Or False: Sidney Crosby scored 40 goals in his rookie NHL season
This is False as Crosby scored 39 goals in his rookie season. He also tallied 63 assists for 102 total points in his rookie year. Even though he didn’t get 40, we can say that this was a pretty damn good first year in the league.
7) How old was Sidney Crosby when he was named captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins?
Sidney Crosby was 19 years and 297 days when he was named the captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins. At the time, this made him the youngest captain in NHL history. This record was broke in 2012 by Gabriel Landeskog, who was named the captain of the Colorado Avalanche. The current record holder is Conor McDavid, who was 19 years, and 266 days old when he was named the captain of the Edmonton Oilers.
8) True Or False: Sidney Crosby lead Team Canada in scoring during the 2010 Winter Olympics
This is False as Jonathan Toews led team Canada with 8 points in the tournament. Crosby finished in second with 7 points. In the end, it was Crosby who will be remembered the most as he scored the game-winner in overtime to give Canada the Gold medal over the United States.
9) What year did Sidney Crosby and Team Canada win gold at the World Junior Championships?
Crosby won gold at the 2005 World Juniors and he finished with 9 points in the tournament. Crosby and Team Canada won silver the year before, losing to the United States.
10) What year did Sidney Crosby score 51 goals (his career high in the NHL)?
The 2009-10 season saw Crosby score 51 goals. He also had 58 assists for 109 total points. As a result, this was the first and only season of his career that he has notched 50 goals or more.
Some Additional Sidney Crosby Facts
Here are some more random tidbits about Crosby that we couldn’t find space for in our quiz.
Family & Personal Life
Crosby’s dad, Troy, was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the 12th round (240th overall) of the 1984 NHL Entry Draft. He never played a game for the franchise or at the NHL level in general. He was a goaltender.
Sidney has a sister named Taylor who also plays hockey. She followed into their dad’s footsteps and chose to be a goalie. She has played division 1 for St. Cloud State University.
More Random Facts
Crosby lived with Mario Lemieux from his rookie season in 2005 until 2010. After that, Crosby bought his own place in Pittsburgh that was not too far away from Mario’s.
His full name is Sidney Patrick Crosby.
Crosby’s birthday is August 7th, 1987. In shorter-form, it is 8/7/87, which is pretty cool and represents his jersey number twice.
In 2017, Sid became the 12th-fastest player in NHL history to reach 1,000 points in their career. It only took 757 games to reach the feat. This came after he assisted on a goal from Chris Kunitz in a game against the Winnipeg Jets. His old roommate Mario still has bragging rights on him though as he scored 1000 points in only 513 games.
Contract & Career Earnings
In 2008, Sid signed a 5-year contract extension with the Pittsburgh Penguins for $43.5 million. The annual average value of the deal is $8.7 million for his jersey number and birthday.
In 2012, Sid signed a 12-year contract extension with the Pittsburgh Penguins for $104.4 million. The annual average value of the deal is again, $8.7 million.
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