Crosby and Stanley Cup honoured Saturday at parade in NHL great’s hometown
HALIFAX — Thousands of fans gave favourite son Sidney Crosby a rousing reception during a parade in Cole Harbour, N.S., on Saturday as the Pittsburgh Penguins captain showed off the Stanley Cup to his hometown fans.
Crosby was decked out in shorts, a black ball cap and a T-shirt proclaiming “Stanley Cup Champions 2016.” He rode in the back of a pickup truck and displayed the Cup on top of the cab, lifting it over his head several times.
The pickup was escorted by several RCMP officers dressed in ceremonial red serge. Local police on motorcycles sounded their sirens and other vehicles blasted horns as the procession moved along the parade route.
Scores of spectators waited hours for his arrival in the sweltering heat. The crowd was a sea of Crosby jerseys, with everyone from grandfathers to sleeping infants donning the number 87.