Whisper
May 24th, 2005, 04:21 PM
LONDON, Ont. (CP) - Mario Lemieux, Joe Sakic, Eric Lindros and Brad Richards won the Canadian Hockey League's player of the year award during their junior careers, but none of them won it twice.
Sidney Crosby has now done that and it just adds to the expectations of what this 17-year-old can do when he turns pro.
Crosby was chosen the CHL's top player again over Corey Perry of the London Knights, who was Crosby's linemate at the world junior tournament this year, and Brandon Wheat Kings forward Eric Fehr.
Crosby also won the CHL's scoring title for a second consecutive year. The five-foot-10, 193-pound right-winger had 66 goals and 102 assists in 62 regular-season games.
He led the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League in post-season scoring with 14 goals and 17 assists in 13 games.
The right-winger from Cole Harbour, N.S., which is a neighbourhood of Halifax, has been an exciting and dynamic player during his two years of major junior hockey with the Rimouski Oceanic.
He's filled arenas throughout Quebec and the Maritimes and also filled some of the void left this season by the NHL lockout.
Crosby, who turns 18 in August, is the top-ranked prospect for the next NHL draft, whenever the lockout ends and the draft is held.
The 2005 Memorial Cup will probably be his last competition as a junior player and whatever his future holds, he will leave the CHL as one of the biggest stars in its history.
Sidney Crosby has now done that and it just adds to the expectations of what this 17-year-old can do when he turns pro.
Crosby was chosen the CHL's top player again over Corey Perry of the London Knights, who was Crosby's linemate at the world junior tournament this year, and Brandon Wheat Kings forward Eric Fehr.
Crosby also won the CHL's scoring title for a second consecutive year. The five-foot-10, 193-pound right-winger had 66 goals and 102 assists in 62 regular-season games.
He led the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League in post-season scoring with 14 goals and 17 assists in 13 games.
The right-winger from Cole Harbour, N.S., which is a neighbourhood of Halifax, has been an exciting and dynamic player during his two years of major junior hockey with the Rimouski Oceanic.
He's filled arenas throughout Quebec and the Maritimes and also filled some of the void left this season by the NHL lockout.
Crosby, who turns 18 in August, is the top-ranked prospect for the next NHL draft, whenever the lockout ends and the draft is held.
The 2005 Memorial Cup will probably be his last competition as a junior player and whatever his future holds, he will leave the CHL as one of the biggest stars in its history.