'(Sidney) Crosby’s legacy of hard work, sportsmanship and quest for constant improvement was evident in those early matches at the Canada Games. Now there is an opportunity to catch the early career of another rising star.'
Junior high school student Lexi Francis carries the Canada Games torch to the end of the route in Charlottetown on Feb. 14. - Jennie PhamNHL hockey star and pride of Nova Scotia, Sidney Crosby,On Feb. 11, Crosby was kicked out of the hockey game his Pittsburgh Penguins were playing against the Los Angeles Kings in L.A. after exchanging differing points of view on a play. Soon Crosby found himself on the way to the showers with a game misconduct penalty.
It was at the 2003 Canada Games, though, where Crosby’s work ethic, grace under pressure and leadership skills were on display for a national audience. There, the then 15-year-old player — the youngest male hockey player at the Games — was unanimously voted captain for Team Nova Scotia. He also became the first Nova Scotian to earn the Games’A 15-year-old Sidney Crosby was named captain of Team Nova Scotia at the 2003 Canada Games.
“He was a true team player, doing everything from filling water bottles to giving credit to his teammates for every success on the ice,” read the Michener citation. “He calmly handled many media interviews and spent time talking with fans, often at the end of long days.” Crosby’s legacy of hard work, sportsmanship and quest for constant improvement was evident in those early matches at the Canada Games. Now there is an opportunity to catch the early career of another rising star.
Hockey players Sarah Leopold, left, and Ava Shearer said it means a lot to them to be able to represent Nova Scotia at the Canada Games. - Jason Malloy
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