Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon‘s name will always be linked with Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby‘s, even if they never play for the same team. The reason is simple — both players are from the small town of Cole Harbour in Nova Scotia.
What’s more, MacKinnon and Crosby are friends . Nathan grew up idolizing Sidney, who’s eight years older and so who must have been just a step or two ahead during MacK’s formative years. As MacKinnon showed his great talent, Crosby took Nate under his wing.
In recent years, MacKinnon and Crosby have spent large parts of the summer training together.