Penguins captain Sidney Crosby may have been named an All-Star ten times in his career, but next Saturday at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto will mark just his fifth time participating in the event.
There was no All-Star Game in 2006, 2010 or 2014 due to the Olympics, and Crosby missed four other events due to injury. In 2008, despite leading voting with more than 500,000 votes, he had a high ankle sprain; in 2009, a left knee injury; in 2011, lingering concussion issues; in 2015, a lower-body injury.