#87 Blog Dedication

Biscuits and Breezers

       Welcome back to another blog of Biscuits and Breezers! With the uploading of the last blog we reached #87, so in honor of this achievement I have decided to dedicate blog #87 to #87 himself, Sidney Patrick Crosby! We all know him and it comes to personal opinion whether you care for him or not but any hockey fan will tell you that he is the greatest hockey player playing today along with Stamkos, Ovie, St. Louis, and so on. Undoubtedly he is the face of the NHL. We haven't seen much of the original Crosby for the past couple of seasons because of his concussions but I think that will end shortly. With Sid you either love him or hate him and each of those passions run deep but you can never forget what he did for hockey. He brought hockey back to Pittsburgh, he scored Canada's Golden Goal in the 2010 Olympics, he and the Penguins brought the Cup back to Steel Town, he brought fame to a small town Nova Scotia, Crosby reminded people why hockey was the greatest sport on Earth, and gave life to the NHL. No hockey fan will forget when Sidney was out with his first concussion either. Currently Crosby has his own line of Reebok equipment (SC87) and is promoting children/youth hockey in both Pittsburgh and Nova Scotia. There are many negatives against him but there also many positives. You don't always see players willingly going to children's hospitals just to spend time with them and make their day a good one without the Cup in tow. He has personally delivered season tickets and spends quite a bit of time with his fans outside of the arena. So before you say you hate Crosby and he is such a cry baby think of what he does and then what the other players do. Now I am not saying this to be demanding or to boss everyone around it is just something that has been nagging at me for a long time. So here is to you Crosby! Credit to Google Images and YouTube for all the media. Quotes were found on various quote sites.

Crosby's logo with his Reebok line. Who remembers when it was released? I do but if you don't it was designed in 2007 and he signed the largest endorsement deal in the National Hockey League's history with Reebok worth $1.4 million a year for 5-7 years on May 29, 2010. Crosby also has endorsements with Tim Hortons, Bell, and Gatorade. He was voted for Time's 100 Most Influential People List in 2007 as seen by the magazine cover below.

Sidney Crosby: On the Ice and Beyond full was found on

YouTube. This video was produced in 2008 and documents what is in the title. His life on the ice and beyond. I love the first line of the video, which would be "Sidney Crosby is the heart beat of the Penguins." I mean that alone sums up just about everything. As some might also say, "The legacy continues." I would also consider him the heart beat of the NHL. I think it is absolutely amazing to live in a time that proclaimed Lemieux, Crosby, Brodeur, Jagr, Ovechkin, and many others. I personally like Sid and the Pens very much but I am not writing biased I swear. I think that Sid has only shown a fraction of what he can do as well. I believe there is more to come whether it be another gold medal for Team Canada, another cup for Pittsburgh, or just simply more amazing goals but when people call him The Next Gretzky or The Next Lemieux I agree with them. The Great One himself even said this about Sid, "But in my mind, I don’t think there’s any question Sidney Crosby is the best all-around player in the game. His hockey sense is so strong and so solid, combined with his God-gifted talent of being able to see the ice, see the entire picture in front of him. And, most importantly, I don’t care how good you are, if you don’t have a work ethic, it doesn't matter. There’s no question that each and every game, he’s one of the hardest-working guys on the ice. In my mind, he’s the best player in the game today."

 "He keeps you on the edge of your seat. He gets off the ice and you can’t wait to see him get back on."
- Former NHLer Gilles Meloche

"I want to be the best, so whatever comes with that, I'll have to accept." - Sidney Crosby

"He's a special kid. He's a better player than I was at the same age, for sure. He's got it all."
- Mario Lemieux

"I think as a Canadian hockey player, you go through it in your mind so many times, being able to stand on that blue line and hear your national anthem play and being a gold medal champion, you dream of that. And then to be able to accomplish that and actually win a gold medal and represent your country it's an amazing feeling." - Sidney Crosby

"I've won the Stanley Cup, won gold medals. Getting Sidney Crosby was the happiest day of my life."
-  Craig Patrick

"I don't think there's ever a time where I step back and say I wish I was doing something different I'm doing what I love to do." - Sidney Crosby

"Dreams are so important you need to have 

big goals and expect a lot of yourself but you

 have to enjoy the ride too." - Sidney Crosby

"Hockey is that thought inside your head saying, 

'Wouldn't it be amazing getting up every day 

and playing and doing something that you love to do?'" 

- Sidney Crosby

Thanks for reading another blog of Biscuits and Breezers! Every blog will be filled with updated hockey news, player reviews, and much more! Until next time remember, don't get your breezers in a bunch because hockey is always around the corner. Remember, it's always a great day for hockey and it's a lifestyle not just a sport!