I'm Sidney Crosby Of The Pittsburgh Penguins. I Play Center and I am Left Handed. I am 5ft 11in and I Weigh 200 lbs. I Was Born In Canada On August 7th, 1987. I Was Drafted 1st Overall In 2005 By The Pittsburgh Penguins. I have been playing Hockey Since I was Only 2 years old in my Basement and I Learned to skate when i was 3. My First Professional Hockey Game I Played in Was on March 5th, 2005 when we were playing the New Jersey Devels. I Picked the Number 87 because its the day of my birthday. My Father Troy Crosby, was also a hockey player but he was a goalie and he was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft and like most Canadian children I was a Montreal Canadiens fan as a child.