Sidney Crosbythe Pittsburgh Penguins captain, was appointed as an officer to the Order of Canada on Thursday.
The Order of Canada, one of the country’s highest honors, recognizes people across Canadian society who have made extraordinary and sustained contributions to the nation.
The 35-year-old center was named as one of 99 recipients this year, honored for his hockey achievements with the Penguins, as well as with Canada’s national team.
Crosby won a gold medal for Canada at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics and the 2014 Sochi Olympics, and scored the overtime winner against the United States in the 2010 gold-medal game. He has also helped Canada to titles in the 2005 World Junior Championship, 2015 IIHF World Championship and the 2016 World Cup of Hockey.
He is one of 26 players to win the World Junior Championship, the World Championship and the Stanley Cup, and the only one to do so as captain.
Crosby, named one of the 100 Greatest Players in NHL history, has 1,452 points (536 goals, 916 assists) in 1,143 NHL regular-season games, all with the Penguins. Only 13 Canadian-born players have more points than Crosby, who leads Pittsburgh with 43 points (19 goals, 24 assists) in 35 games this season.
He has won the Stanley Cup three times (2009, 2016, 2017), with 201 points (71 goals, 130 assists) in 180 playoff games.
The native of Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia, has led the League in scoring twice (2006-07, 2013-14) in goals twice (2009-10, 2016-17), was voted the Ted Lindsay Award (MVP as voted by players ) three times (2007, 2013, 2014), was voted the Hart Trophy as NHL most valuable player twice (2007, 2014) and was voted winner of the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoffs MVP twice (2009, 2016).
The Order of Canada, originated in 1967, has honored more than 7,600 people whose service, innovations and compassion have shaped the country’s society.
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