Sidney Crosby begins his 20th year in a Pittsburgh pinguin uniform and his 18th captain. (AP photo / Seth Wenig, file)
(Associated Press)
Sidney Crosby is not going.
The longtime captain of Pittsburgh Penguins has signed a contract extension which will maintain him in Pittsburgh throughout the 2026-27 season, the team announcement Monday.
The two -year extension has an annual value of $ 8.7 million. The first year of the Crosby contract includes a salary of $ 780,000 and a signing bonus of $ 9 million, with a salary of $ 1.09 million and a signature bonus of $ 6.53 million during the second year of the contract, according to several reports.
According to several reportsCrosby called for an extension of two years shorter – rather than a three or four -year agreement, which was potentially underway – to avoid being a burden for the team because of their age. Crosby would also have chosen to settle for a smaller agreement that it could have given Pittsburgh financial flexibility to acquire more talents and make the team more competitive.
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The Penguins would have made the first offer in June, the negotiations continuing throughout the summer, according to the TSN Pierre Lebrun.
Crosby, one of the biggest hockey players of all time, spent his entire NHL career with the Penguins, joining the team in 2005 after being drafted first. This season will be its 20th in Pittsburgh uniform.
The 37 -year -old center became the team captain in 2007 and he has held the role since. Crosby begins his 18th season as a captain and is the second longest captain in the NHL history, behind the former Captain of the Red Wings of Detroit, Steve Yzerman, who held the role of 19 seasons.
Crosby is a NHL star at 10 times and led Pittsburgh to win the Stanley Cup in 2009, 2016 and 2017. He won the Hart Memorial – awarded to the Ligue MVP – in 2007 and 2014.
