TIMELINE

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DATE

1953

1984 (June 9)

1987 (August 7)

1990

1991

1992

1993

1993 (November 1)

1995

1996 (March 16)

1997 (Summer)

1997-1998

1998 (May)

1999

1999 (March)

2000

2000 (August 17)

2001

2001 (June 16)

2001 (November)

2001 (Dec 26 - Jan 1)

2002 (March)

2002 (April 5 - 8)

2002 (April 22 - 28)

2002 (May 25)

2002 (June 15)

2002 (June 16)

2002 (July)

2002 (August 10)

2002 (August 30)

2002 (Fall)

2003 (Feb 22 - Mar 8)

2003 (April)

2003

2003 (June 7)

2003 (June)

2003 (August 1 - 7)

2003 (August 11 - 16)

2003 (September)

2003 (September 22)

2003 (September 29)

2003 (October 1)

2003 (Nov 20 & 24)

2003 (November 28)

2003 (December 1)

2003 (Dec 11 - 18)

2003 (December 16)

2003 (Dec 26 - Jan 5)

2004 (February 13)

2004 (February 16)

2004 (February 18)

2004 (March 31)

2004 (April 2 - 7)

2004 (April 16 - 26)

2004 (May)

2004 (May 15 – 23)

2004 (May 19)

2004 (Summer)

2004 (June 26 – 27)

2004 (July 8)

2004 (July 9)

2004 (July 18)

2004 (August 12 - 19)

2004 (August 25)

2004 (August 26)

2004 (September 16)

2004 (September 27)

2004 (September 28)

2004 (October 1)

2004 (October 28 - 31)

2004 (November)

2004 (November 19)

2004 (November 20)

2004 (Nov 22 - 23)

2004 (Dec 12 - 16)

2004 (Dec 25 - Jan 4)

2004 (December 26)

2005 (January 6)

2005 (January 7)

2005 (January 10)

2005 (January 12)

2005 (January 13)

2005 (January 15/16)

2005 (January 19)

2005 (February 1)

2005 (March 1)

2005 (March 8)

2005 (March 14)

2005 (March 15)

2005 (March 22)

2005 (April 6)

2005 (April 27)

2005 (May 5 - 10)

2005 (May 21 - 29)

2005 (May 24)

2005 (June 2)

2005 (June 3 - 4)

2005 (July 5)

2005 (July 8)

2005 (July 10)

2005 (July 11)

2005 (July 13)

2005 (July 22)

2005 (July 29)

2005 (July 30)

2005 (Summer)

2005 (August 4)

2005 (August 7)

2005 (August 10)

2005 (September 10)

LOCATION

Nova Scotia

Montreal Forum, Quebec

Halifax Forum, Nova Scotia

Halifax Metro Center, Nova Scotia

Cole Harbour Hockey Rink

Molson Centre, Montreal

Moncton, New Brunswick

Calgary, Alberta

Dartmouth Sportsplex, Nova Scotia

Kensington, P.E.I

Bathurst, New Brunswick

Charlottetown Civic Centre, P.E.I.

KC Irving Center, New Brunswick

Los Angeles, California

Halifax Metro Center, Nova Scotia

Faribault, Minnesota

Bathurst, New Brunswick

Val D'Or, Quebec

Calgary, Alberta

Breclav, CZ and Piestany, SK

Rimouski, Quebec

Quebec City, Quebec

Kitchener, Ontario

Helsinki, Finland

Montreal, Quebec

Kelowna, British Columbia

El Segundo, California

Venice, California

Sherbrooke, Quebec

Raleigh, North Carolina

Niagara Falls, Ontario

Calgary, Alberta

Rimouski, Quebec

Montreal, Quebec

Winnipeg, Manitoba

Grand Forks, North Dakota

Rimouski, Quebec

Vancouver, British Columbia

Toronto, Ontario

Montreal, Quebec

London, Ontario

Toronto, Ontario

Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia

Brudenell River Golf Resort, P.E.I.

Halifax, Nova Scotia

Toronto, Ontario

New York, New York

Ottawa, Ontario

Burbank, California

Los Angeles, California

Pittsburgh International Airport

Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh

EVENT

Sidney and Nancy Ball take in George McNamara

Troy Crosby is drafted last by the Montreal Canadiens (240th overall)

Sidney Crosby is born

Sidney learns to skate, age 3

Sidney starts organized hockey, age 4

Sidney is moved up to the 6-year-old level, age 5

Sidney starts playing rep hockey with 10-year-olds at age 6

The Crosbys watch Claude Lemieux and the Devils play against the Rangers

Sidney does his first ever interview (with Charlene Sadler) at age 7

Taylor Crosby is born

Sidney and the Cole Harbour Cardinals win the Mosquito Atlantic Championship

Sidney advances to Pee-Wee AAA level at age 10, scoring 159 goals in 55 games

Sidney and Troy watch an NHL playoff game together in person for the first time (MTL v. BUF)

Sidney has to quit baseball to focus on hockey

Sidney, age 12, plays up in the bantam Joe Lamontagne Memorial March Break tournament

The Crosbys hire Pat Brisson and Andy O’Brien

Sidney, age 13, makes the Dartmouth Subways midget AAA team but is barred from playing

Sidney is allowed into midget AAA hockey as a bantam-aged 14-year-old with Dartmouth

Sidney, age 13, is drafted by the Maritime Junior A Hockey League’s Truro Bearcats

Sidney is invited to a QMJHL Prospects game, where he scores a goal

Sidney plays with the Dartmouth Subways in the Mac’s Midget AAA tournament

The Subways win against Pictou County in the Nova Scotia AAA Midget Hockey League final

The Subways win the Atlantic championship and advance to the Air Canada Cup

Sidney wins the MVP award at the 2002 Air Canada Cup, age 14

The Antigonish Bulldogs express interest in drafting Sidney first overall

Sidney attends the 2002 QMJHL Entry Draft as a guest of an IMG agent

Sidney officially decides to attend Shattuck-St. Mary’s

Sidney attends an IMG prospects camp and meets Wayne Gretzky

Sidney is a guest at the National Under-20 World Juniors team's evaluation camp

Sidney leaves for Shattuck-St. Mary’s

Sidney and Jack Johnson make the Shattuck prep hockey team

Sidney captains Team Nova Scotia to a 6th place finish at the Canada Winter Games

Shattuck wins the 2003 USA Hockey Tier I U17 Midget National Championship.

Sidney, age 16, and Gatorade sign an endorsement agreement for $300,000 CDN over 3 years

Sidney is drafted by the Rimouski Océanic first overall in the 2003 QMJHL Entry Draft

Wayne Gretzky claims 15-year-old Sidney will one day break his scoring records

Sidney attends Canada's National U-18 Summer Team Development and Selection Camp

Sidney and Team Canada lose bronze to the Czech Republic at the U-18 Junior World Cup

In Rimouski’s first preseason game, Sidney has 4 goals and 4 assists

Sidney is named QMJHL offensive player of the week

Sidney is named QMJHL offensive player of the week again

Sidney is named CHL player of the week

Sidney and Team Canada split the two-game CHL RE/MAX Canada-Russia Challenge Series

Sidney scores his “lacrosse”-style goal against the Quebec Remparts

Sidney is invited to try out for Canada’s National Junior Team

Sidney attends the National Junior Team Selection Camp

Sidney is named to the 22-player Team Canada roster

Team Canada falls to Team USA in the gold medal game of the 2004 World Juniors

The Océanic says they will bench Sidney for two games to protest lax refereeing

Richard Paquette and Pat Brisson meet with Gilles Courteau to discuss officiating in the Q

The Océanic backs down from their threats and plays Sidney against the Lewiston Maineiacs

Sidney wins six awards at the QMJHL Golden Puck Awards

The Océanic sweeps Shawnigan in the second round of QMJHL playoffs

The Océanic wins only one game against Moncton and is swatted out of the playoffs

The WHA announces 16-year-olds can be drafted by its teams in its upcoming draft

Sidney attends and watches the Memorial Cup as a nominee for CHL player of the year

Sidney wins four trophies at the CHL Awards

Sidney attends the LA Kings’ 2004 training camp for the fourth time (with Jack Johnson)

Sidney trains with Mario Lemieux

Sidney participates in the À bout de souffle tournament

Sidney attends the 2004 NHL Entry Draft for media purposes

The WHA unveils a new team: the Halifax Icebreakers

The WHA says it wants to persuade Sidney to play for the WHA’s Toronto team, the Toros

Sidney goes first in the WHA Draft to Toronto

Sidney attends the Canadian Junior Development Camp

Sidney returns to Rimouski for training camp

Sidney turns down a three-year, $7.5-million offer from the Hamilton franchise of the WHA

The NHL announces a lockout

Sidney is named QMJHL offensive player of the week

Sidney is named CHL player of the week

Frederik Cabana lands an illegal knee-on-knee hit on Sidney

Sidney’s grandfather passes away

The QMJHL begins to package tickets in bundles to increase revenue

Sidney sprains his ankle while playing against the Quebec Remparts

Sidney fights through his injury to play the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles

Sidney pulls out of the 2004 ADT Canada–Russia Challenge due to his ankle injury

Sidney is one of 32 players invited to the National Junior Team Selection Camp

Team Canada dominates the 2005 World Juniors, claiming gold against Team Russia

Sidney mistakenly tells an on-air TSN reporter he would be a replacement NHL player

Sidney realizes his Team Canada jersey from the gold medal game has been stolen

Hockey Canada saves the white Crosby jersey from auction; The Océanic’s win streak starts

A Canada Post employee finds Sidney’s jersey in a mailbox

Montreal police announce an arrest in connection with the theft of Sidney’s jersey

Pat Brisson personally delivers the jersey from Montreal to Sidney in Halifax

Sidney announces he is pulling out of the Top Prospects Game due to injury

The Home Hardware CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game goes on without Sidney

Sidney is named CHL player of the week

Sidney is named CHL player of the week again

Sidney, age 17, signs a 5-year deal with Reebok for millions

Sidney is named QMJHL offensive player of the week

Sidney is named CHL player of the week

Sidney is named CHL player of the week again

Sidney wins four awards at the QMJHL Golden Puck Awards and makes the all-star team

Rimouski’s win streak ends with a 5-0 loss in the semifinals to the Chicoutimi Saguenéens

Rimouski defeats the Halifax Mooseheads in 4 games to win the President’s Cup

Sidney and the Océanic fall to the London Knights in the final, losing in a shutout

Sidney wins 3 trophies at the CHL Awards hours before playing the Ottawa 67’s

A chest cold sends Sidney to the hospital in the evening, where he remains until 3 a.m.

111 players, including Sidney and Jack Johnson, participate in the NHL Entry Draft Combine

Sidney and Gatorade announce a three-year endorsement deal

Sidney takes part in Brad Richards’ charity golf tournament

Sidney and Stephen Dixon are photographed outside the airport when their plane is delayed

The 2005 World Juniors team receives their rings at the Hockey Hall of Fame

The NHL and NHLPA reach an agreement, ending the lockout

The Pittsburgh Penguins obtain the first overall selection for the 2005 NHL Entry Draft

Sidney helps in a hockey clinic for children before having dinner with Mario Lemieux

The Pittsburgh Penguins draft Sidney Crosby first overall in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft

Sidney meets Dan Potash on a flight from Detroit to Los Angeles

Sidney is interviewed on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Sidney and his family enjoy a barbecue at Pat Brisson’s home for Sidney’s 18th birthday

Sidney arrives in Pittsburgh just after 7 p.m. to media crowds and cameras

Flanked by GM Craig Patrick and Mario Lemieux, Sidney signs his first NHL contract

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