"That's all Sidney would want to do, play hockey."
Trina Crosby
i. origins
This family never cared much for change.
ii. the kid
Sidney first got in skates at 3 years old at Nova Scotia’s Halifax Forum…
iii. the price
By the start of the 2000-01 season, Sidney had finally turned 13…
iv. shattuck
The cradle of the Maritimes had turned into a microscope over the years…
“He was a better kid than he was a player, and that’s hard to do when you’re that good. He just genuinely got it.”
Eric Soltys, Shattuck St. Mary’s Assistant Hockey Coach
v. 2003 jwc
The Crosby Effect was ramping up, and it bought Sidney a ticket to the international stage…
vi. rimouski
Rimouski, a remote French-Canadian town, sits on the south shore of the St. Lawrence…
vii. rimouski
Predictions for the Océanic’s season were optimistic.
viii. the draft
Sidney had earned his ticket out of the QMJHL.