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OTTAWA — Sidney Crosby has an injury to the C1 and C2 vertebrae, according to Sportsnet’s Bob McCown and Elliotte Friedman of CBC.

Friedman, quoting Crosby’s agent, Pat Brisson: “Sid did suffer a concussion, but last week, the possibility of two fractured vertebrae (C1 and C2) was discovered. [...]

Preview: Detroit Red Wings at Pittsburgh Penguins, 7 p.m. ET. No Sidney Crosby and Jordan Staal and Evgeni Malkin are game-time decisions for the Penguins. Potentially down their top three centers, Pittsburgh will try to score against Jimmy Howard who’s won nine of his last 10 starts. Tonight’s game in Pittsburgh starts a stretch [...]

On Friday afternoon, it was revealed that Chris Pronger was going to be paying a visit to Drs. Joe Maroon and Mickey Collins, what for that concussion-like thing he’s been experiencing.*It was, in a curiously roundabout way, a tacit admission that the Philadelphia Flyers’ defenseman is suffering from, y’know, a concussion.

After missing a handful of games [...]

Sidney Crosby will miss the next two games for the Pittsburgh Penguins as a precautionary measure following a heavy hit in his team’s game Monday evening vs. the Boston Bruins. In the third period of that game, Crosby collided with teammate Chris Kunitz and limped off the ice, eventually coming back before the end of the game.
He’s not in bad shape [...]

No. 1 Star: Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins

Completely overshadowing the return of Zbynek Michalek to the Pittsburgh Penguins lineup, Crosby had two goals and two assists to in their 5-0 win over the New York Islanders. And with that we turn the mic over to Bruce Arthur: “In his first game since Jan. 5, Sidney Crosby was Sidney Crosby again. And it was, beginning to end, [...]

So HE returns……..

So now we know that Sidney Crosby is coming back tonight against the New York Islanders. The Pittsburgh Penguins Center has missed basically what amounts to nearly a 1/4 of the season with post concussion syndrome. Remember he has been out for some 10 1/2 months but who is counting, especially in Pittsburgh and in fantasy circles.

While it will be tough to really gauge Crosby’s impact, keep in mind that he will be [...]

Through one month of the 2011-12 NHL season, the biggest story throughout the league is … still Sidney Crosby.
But there are a number of other excellent storylines the media could run with if they chose to do so. An unheralded rookie from Wisconsin, drafted in the 4th round by the Nashville Predators, has wrested the [...]

Sidney Crosby may finally be ready to return to the ice in a real live NHL game. One month after returning to full-contact practice with the Penguins, Crosby said Monday that there is a possibility he could suit up against the against the Dallas Stars on Friday. Of course, he hardly made a guarantee.
“That’s a possibility,” Crosby said of the [...]

Wouldn’t it be amazing; getting up every day and playing, doing something you love to do?

Those are the words that a young Sidney Crosby says in a Tim Horton’s commercial airing in Canada during these NHL playoffs. He knew back then what he wanted to do, what he wanted to be when he was older.

Few players in NHL history have the kind of season that Sidney Crosby had in his rookie year, especially in this the era of defense-first hockey. Crosby’s 2005-06 rookie season saw him post 39 goals and 102 points, making him one of the most proficient rookie scorers in NHL history.
Crosby’s 102-point effort was second only [...]