Crosby Becomes Youngest Captain In NHL History
Posted May 31, 2007 12:00 pm.
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If Sidney Crosby retired tomorrow, he would already have a place in hockey’s record books, and he’s still a teenager.
Crosby became the youngest player in NHL history to record 100 points and win a scoring title, and on Thursday he became the youngest ever to be named team captain.
The Pittsburgh Penguins made the move official, months after expressing interest in having the hockey wiz don the “C”.
In January, general manager Ray Shero asked Crosby if he wanted take on the responsibility of being captain, but Crosby didn’t feel the timing was quite right. Now he’s ready.
“I just thought it wasn’t right for me. As a team, we were playing great and you don’t want to disrupt things like that,” Crosby said. “Individually, I was not ready to accept that responsibility quite yet. Going through the playoffs and having that experience has probably given me more confidence.”
“I understand there is going to be a lot more responsibility on my shoulders with this, but it’s something I’m ready for,” he added. “I feel very comfortable with it and I’m just excited to get things going.”
Crosby becomes captain at just 19 years and 297 days old. The youngest captain before that was Tampa Bay ‘s Vincent Lecavalier (19 years, 324 days).
“I was always told that age is just a number,” Crosby said. “I try not to let it get in the way of anything.”
