Veteran center Sidney Crosby has signed a new two-year, $17.4 million contract extension with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Crosby is in the final season of a 12-year contract; the new deal starts in the 2025-26 season and runs through the 2026-27 season, when Crosby will be 39 years old.
Penguins general manager Kyle Dubas announced on Monday in a news release: “There are no words to properly describe what Sidney Crosby means to the game of hockey, the city of Pittsburgh and the Penguins organization Sidney is the greatest player of his generation and one of the greatest players in the history of the game. His actions today show why he is one of hockey’s greatest winners and leaders. Sid is making a tremendous personal sacrifice in an effort to help the Penguins win, both now and in the future, as he has done for his entire career.”
The contract carries an annual average value of $8.7 million against the NHL salary cap; and his contract extension earns him a base salary of $780,000 with a $9 million signing bonus in 2025-26 and a $1.09 million salary and a $6,530,000 signing bonus in 2026-27. The contract carries a full no-movement clause.
Crosby, 37, was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2005 NHL Draft; he won three Stanley Cup titles, three Ted Lindsay Awards, two Art Ross Trophies, two Conn Smythe Trophies, two Hart Memorial Trophies, two Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophies and the Mark Messier Leadership Award over his first 19 seasons with the Penguins.
The veteran center has logged 592 goals and 1,004 assists over his first 1,272 appearances for the Penguins; last season, he totaled 42 goals and 52 assists over 82 games last season. H
Crosby is the franchise leader in games played, even-strength goals, even-strength points and game-winning goals. Crosby’s 17 seasons as captain are the second-most for any player for the same franchise, trailing only the 19-year tenure of former Detroit Red Wings star Steve Yzerman.
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