Sidney Crosby named Penguins MVP for 11th time
The Pittsburgh Penguins have named their most valuable player for the 2022-23 season, and who else could it be but Sidney Crosby?
Flashback video above: Penguins select Sidney Crosby in 2005 NHL draft
This marks the 11th time that Crosby has been selected for the honor by his teammates. He trails only Mario Lemieux with 12 team MVP titles.
At age 35, and in his 18th NHL season, Crosby leads the Pens in scoring with 91 points on 33 goals and 58 assists.
Crosby will likely finish the season as Pittsburgh's top scorer for the 12th time, most in franchise history. He recorded his 1,500th career point in a win at Detroit on Saturday.
Crosby also won the Players' Player Award for a fifth time, sharing the honor with Jason Zucker and Kris Letang. The award is voted on by Pens players for who they feel exemplifies leadership on and off the ice.
P.O. Joseph was named the team's rookie of the year. He has 21 points (five goals, 16 assists) in his first full season with the Penguins, becoming Pittsburgh's first rookie defenseman to score 20 points since John Marino had 26 in 2019-20.
