Sidney CrosbyThe place was Halifax, Nova Scotia. That day was Friday, August 7, 1987. On this day, a man, Troy, and a woman, Trina, rejoiced at the birth of their first child, a son. A son who would soon choose to live, eat and breathe hockey. A kid, then unknown, who would soon take the National Hockey League by storm. A child who would become the greatest and most talented player in all of hockey and who would remarkably achieve this goal at the age of nineteen. This is Sidney Patrick Crosby and this is his story. It all started when Sidney's father, Troy, who played junior hockey as a goalie, gave him a small hockey stick at the age of two! Sidney played with his stick and practiced daily in the basement of their home. Even though he was just two years old, he already began to love playing with the stick, the tennis ball and the family dryer. A year later, when Sidney Crosby was just three years old, he put on his first pair of skates and took to the ice. He then started playing for a hockey club and at the age of three he was the only child who had already learned the "basics of stick handling". Sidney was immediately recognized for his exceptional abilities. At the age of seven he was already known in the local sports press for his hockey talent. At the age of ten he scored an incredible 159 goals in 55 games playing hockey in his hometown of Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia. He had a season points total of 280 points (Sidney-Crosby.info). Sidney was so good at playing hockey that he excelled against players up to three years older than him. By the age of fourteen it was clear that Sidney was on his way to a great professional hockey career. Sidney and his family wanted him to play junior hockey in his hometown, but due to his young age the choice was made to play at a high school in the United States. Shattuck-Saint Mary's Prep School in Minnesota became Sidney Crosby's new home. Sidney set new scoring records by getting 72 goals and 110 assists for a total of 182 points in just 57 games. He also led his team to the national title (sidneycrosbyfans). On June 7, 2003, Sidney was drafted first in the major junior hockey league, QMJHL, by the Rimouski Oceanic..