Sidney Crosby made not one, but two gestures that are going viral online

How many times have we said that Sidney Crosby isn't just an excellent hockey player? That he's THE face of hockey for an entire generation?

Seeing him hand out season tickets to Pittsburgh fans every summer always goes viral on social media. Seeing him skate with a young player from the Mont-Tremblant area during a week off does too…

Man, we'd love that—to be able to count on a leader like that to mentor our young people here in Montreal…

Well, here are two more stories that show just what a great person the Penguins' captain is.

1. Bill Zonnon told Emily Kaplan (ESPN) that during his last training camp—his first as a pro—he was injured. However, Sidney Crosby would regularly come by to chat with him and ask how his injury was doing.

He was one of the only ones to do that, and he didn't have to—we can all agree on that.

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— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) August 5, 2026

Put yourself in Zonnon's skates—seeing Sidney Crosby take the time to ask how your rehab
is going can have an extremely positive effect. It can motivate you and keep you “grounded.”

2.
The website Pittsburgh Hockey Now
shared another story showing just what a great person Crosby is.

While on vacation in the Bahamas, Crosby saw a 10-year-old girl come up to him and ask for a photo.

Crosby didn't just say yes and take a photo…

He went to meet all the members of the girl's family, chatting about hockey with them and then taking several photos. He even went so far as to pay for the family's meal without telling them.

Sidney Crosby was just trying to enjoy lunch during a vacation in the Bahamas when a 10-year-old Penguins fan spotted him nearby.

After working up the courage to ask for a photo, she got much more than she expected.

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— Hockey Patrol (@HockeyPatrol) August 6, 2026

Once again, he didn't have to do that. And he didn't do it for the cameras or social media!

Yes, Sidney Crosby is a class act. I'll keep dreaming that he'll come to Montreal to finish his career until someone tells me it's impossible. Until then, I'll hope that many Habs players will follow #87's example.