Crosby charms three-year-old with cancer during Halifax hospital visit
HALIFAX — A three-year-old girl battling leukemia could be a Pittsburgh Penguins fan in the making after Sidney Crosby placed her plush, toy pink kitten atop the Stanley Cup in her Halifax hospital room.
The NHL star welcomed the Cup to his native Nova Scotia for a third time this weekend, surprising fans of all ages as he made the rounds in Halifax with the trophy in tow.
Social media posts show the Pittsburgh Penguins captain showing off professional hockey’s most prestigious trophy at a farmers’ market, a veterans’ retirement home and a children’s hospital Sunday.
Robbie Hall said he and his three-year-old daughter, Harper Saunders, were taking a nap in her hospital room when a nurse woke him up to let him know that Crosby was on his way.