Mario Lemieux

Is he really the "Next One"? Sidney Crosby has had a similar start to his career as Wayne Gretzky. He won the scoring title for the 2006/2007 season. Becoming the first teenager since Wayne Gretzky to do so. He also broke Mario Lemieux's rookie scoring record with the Penguins when he came into the league.

Crosby's career will be based on scoring and the amount of times he raises the Stanley Cup. He will forever be compared to Gretzky and if you look at his early career stats. You will see its hard not to. Have a look at Crosby's early career stats and then at Gretzky's further down. Will Crosby have this resume when he's done?

Career statistics for Sidney Crosby:

Regular Season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM +/- GP G A Pts PIM +/-
1999-00 Cole Harbour Red Wings Peewee AAA ~70 ~200
1999-00 Cole Harbour Red Wings Bantam AAA 1 1 3 4
2000–01 Cole Harbour Red Wings Bantam AAA 63 86 96 182 5 10 6 16
2001–02 Dartmouth Subways Midget AAA 74 106 111 217 114 7 11 13 24 0
2002–03 Shattuck St. Mary's USHS 57 72 90 162 104 - - - - - -
2003–04 Rimouski Océanic QMJHL 59 54 81 135 74 +49 9 7 9 16 10 +5
2004–05 Rimouski Océanic QMJHL 62 66 102 168 84 +78 13 14 17 31 16 +11
2005–06 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 81 39 63 102 110 -1 - - - - - -
2006–07 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 79 36 84 120 60 +10 5 3 2 5 4 0
NHL Totals 160 75 147 222 170 +9 5 3 2 5 4 0
Achievements

Records
Pittsburgh Penguins' franchise record for assists in a season by a rookie (63)
Pittsburgh Penguins' franchise record for points in a season by a rookie (102)
First rookie to record 100 points and 100 penalty minutes in a season
Youngest player in NHL history to record 100 points in a season
Youngest player in NHL history to record 200 career points (19 years and 207 days)
Youngest player in NHL history to have 2 consecutive 100 point seasons.[2][3]
Youngest player to be voted to the NHL All-Star Game[39]