Welcome Back Sid!

Sidney Crosby, you have been missed. On November 21, 2011, Crosby returned back to his first NHL game since his serious concussion after missing 319 days of playing hockey. Needless to say, he was overjoyed to be back. At 3 p.m the day before Crosby was set to return to the ice, the Pittsburgh Penguins released on their website, "Crosby Returns to Lineup Monday." Within one minute, "the sports universe began to respond with the sort of urgency only a transcendent athlete could trigger." From the second the news was released to the second the puck dropped on that Monday night game, there was constant buzz about how Crosby would play. Fans worshipped Crosby that night as they had always done when he scored two goals and had two assists. Talk about a welcome back game! Not only were the fans on the edge of their seats with excitement about his return, the press went crazy as well. Typically there are two television trucks at the loading docks outside of the Penguins arena, but they day of Crosby's return...there were seven. Even ESPN made an appearance after they released their rights to NHL coverage. the three major Canadian sports stations showed up as well. Crosby was showered with praise for his return to the NHL after taking grief for not returning sooner. After he took a tough hit to the head, Crosby went back to the line up only 5 days after only to be hit again. After his second hit, he decided to play it safe and saw the best concussion doctors in the country. His return was definitely worth the wait. Author Joe Starkey summed it up best when he said, "They felt Sid-sational." 

Starkey definitely relied heavily on pathos when writing his article, Hockey's Biggest Star Returns With Dramatic Results, On and Off the Ice. When describing how quickly the press responded to Crosby's return, Starkey said, "And make no mistake, the National Hockey League has only one transcendent athlete, one man who could move mountains (or at least television trucks and vacationing sports writers) on a moment's notice." He also proved Crosby is "that big of a deal" and quoted Jeremy Roenick, a long time NHL player, who said the Crosby is "the best player in the world." Being from Pittsburch, Starkey is an obvious fan of the Penguins and an even bigger fan of Crosby. His article was a little biased because his audience was the PIttsburgh fan base. Even though his article was in favor of Crosby's return, who wouldn't want such an outstanding hockey player to return. Starkey appeared to be a bit over excited about his return, but again who wouldn't be? HIs article seemed a little rushed but that could have possibly been because I was excited to read all of it. Hockey's Biggest Star Returns With Dramatic Results, On and Off the Ice by Joe Starkey contained only praise for Crosby but in this case, the praise and applauds Crosby received were exceptional! Welcome back Sid the Kid!


Hockey's Biggest Star Returns With Dramatic Results, On and Off the Ice by Joe Starkey
http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/02/us/sidney-crosby-returns/index.html?hpt=us_c2