Sid The Kid Gets The "C" For The Upcoming Season

Sidney Crosby has become the youngest NHL player to be designated as his teams captain, the Pittsburgh Penguins announced on Thursday, May 31. Crosby was 19 years and 297 days old when the honor was bestowed upon him. The previous record was held by Vincent Lecavalier who was granted the C at the age of 19 years, 324 days.

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http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news?slug=ap-captaincrosby&prov=ap&type=lgns

This is a terrific move in my opinion. Sid has led the team on the ice for the past 2 seasons as is, and now formally having the title, will garner him additional respect from one of the sources that he has not had much respect from - the referees. By having the referees on his side some of the calls that were not made in the past season may now be called.

Sid has the maturity needed as well as the respect from his teammates to be a good leader. He always gives 100% to the team and is often the first on the ice for practices, and the last to leave it.

Congrats to Crosby!