Sidney Crosby: What are some of the hockey legend's best nicknames? 

Sidney Crosby possesses exceptional talent. He is a strong skater and a hard worker, with quick hands and all-around hockey skills. He is a lurker and thinker in front of the goal, and it has been said that he scores with his brain. He has a unique understanding of the game of hockey.

In 2005, Sidney Crosby led Canada's junior team to the World Junior Championship. That same year, he was selected first overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins. He's been with the Penguins ever since, winning the Stanley Cup three times. During his first season in the NHL, he earned the moniker "Sid the Kid" because he was the only teenager in a major North American sports league to win the scoring title. He earned the nickname "The Next One" around the same time because he was the youngest player in NHL history to reach 100 points in a single season.

He won the Olympic gold medal with the Canadian national team at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics by scoring the game-winning overtime goal against their arch-enemy, the United States of America. He led Canada to another gold medal four years later in Sochi, Russia. He continued to lead the national team to another gold medal at the World Championships in Prague in 2015.

Sidney Crosby got the nickname "Darryl" while playing junior hockey in Quebec, Canada. He scored eight goals in his debut game and was named after Hall of Fame hockey player Darryl Sittler, who scored 10 goals in a game in 1976.

Sidney Crosby, the two-time NHL Hart Memorial Trophy winner for the best player of the season, has had quite a sports story thus far. The best part is that his story is still being written, as he is still playing at an elite level and is regarded as one of the league's best players.

Sidney Crosby's NHL career

Crosby was selected first overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2005 NHL Draft. He has amassed 541 goals, and 928 assists in 1,157 career NHL games.

Crosby has spent his entire NHL career with the Penguins. He has two Art Ross trophies, two Hart Memorial trophies, three Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophies, and three Stanley Cups to his credit.

Crosby is well-known for his international contributions. Crosby has led Team Canada to two Winter Olympics gold medals. At the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, he scored the game-winning overtime goal against the United States. Canadian hockey fans dubbed it the "Golden Goal."