Young Nova Scotia hockey fans eager to see hometown hero Sidney Crosby in action

Many young hockey fans are eager to get a glimpse of their hometown hero as Sidney Crosby and his Pittsburgh Penguins are in Nova Scotia.

The Penguins held a practice at Cole Harbour Place on Sunday morning ahead of their sold out NHL pre-season game against the Ottawa Senators at Scotiabank Centre in Halifax Monday night.

The majority of the crowd was made up of minor hockey players from Cole Harbour.

"It's really cool," said Nash Donaldson. "I like that he comes back to his hometown and plays for us to watch. I mean it's really inspiring."

Crosby wore the same Cole Harbour Wings jersey that many of the young players still wear today before he went on to the NHL and won three Stanley Cups.

He's scored 1,502 points in 1,190 games in the National Hockey League.

The young fans at Cole Harbour Place said No. 87 is a great example of someone who works really hard to be one of the best players. They're in awe of how Crosby is so good at so many different parts of the game.

"I think he practises a lot and he works hard and follows his dreams," said Josh Greer.

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