Sidney Crosby Joins the Triple Gold Club

The 27-year-old Canadian superstar Sydney Crosby joined the prestigious Triple Gold Club after Team Canada destroyed Team Russia 6-1 in the final game for the 2015 IIHF World Championship in Prague.

The Triple Gold Club consists of the hockey players who managed to win gold medals at the Olympics, World Championsips and to win the NHL Stanley Cup.

Crosby became the 26th member of the Club. He won the Stanley Cup with Pittsburgh Penguins in 2009, won gold at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver (2010) and Sochi (2014) and now won the 2015 World Championship with Team Canada. Needless to say, he captained all these teams.

Triple Gold Club

Here is a complete list of the Triple Gold Club players:

1. Tomas Jonsson
   SC 1982, 1983 (New York Islanders)
   WC 1991 (Sweden)
   OG 1994 (Sweden)
2. Mats Naslund
   SC 1986 (Montreal Canadiens)
   WC 1991 (Sweden)
   OG 1994 (Sweden)
3. Hakan Loob
   WC 1987, 1991 (Sweden)
   SC 1989 (Calgary Flames)
   OG 1994 (Sweden)
4. Valeri Kamensky
   WC 1986, 1989, 1990 (Soviet Union)
   OG 1988 (Soviet Union)
   SC 1996 (Colorado Avalanche)
5. Alexei Gusarov
   WC 1986, 1989, 1990 (Soviet Union)
   OG 1988 (Soviet Union)
   SC 1996 (Colorado Avalanche)
6. Peter Forsberg
   WC 1992, 1998 (Sweden)
   OG 1994, 2006 (Sweden)
   SC 1996, 2001 (Colorado Avalanche)
7. Vyacheslav Fetisov
   WC 1978, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1989, 1990 (Soviet Union)
   OG 1984, 1988 (Soviet Union)
   SC 1997, 1998 (Detroit Red Wings)
8. Igor Larionov
   WC 1982, 1983, 1986, 1989 (Soviet Union)
   OG 1984, 1988 (Soviet Union)
   SC 1997, 1998, 2002 (Detroit Red Wings)
9. Alexander Mogilny
   OG 1988 (Soviet Union)
   WC 1989 (Soviet Union)
   SC 2000 (New Jersey Devils)
10. Vladimir Malakhov
    WC 1990 (Soviet Union)
    OG 1992 (Russia)
    SC 2000 (New Jersey Devils)
11. Rob Blake
    WC 1994, 1997 (Canada)
    SC 2001 (Colorado Avalanche)
    OG 2002 (Canada)
12. Joe Sakic
    WC 1994 (Canada)
    SC 1996, 2001 (Colorado Avalanche)
    OG 2002 (Canada)
13. Brendan Shanahan
    WC 1994 (Canada)
    SC 1997, 1998, 2002 (Detroit Red Wings)
    OG 2002 (Canada)
14. Scott Niedermayer
    SC 1995, 2000, 2003 (New Jersey Devils), 2007 (Anaheim Ducks)
    OG 2002, 2010 (Canada)
    WC 2004 (Canada)
15. Jaromir Jagr
    SC 1991, 1992 (Pittsburgh Penguins)
    OG 1998 (Czech Republic)
    WC 2005, 2010 (Czech Republic)
16. Jiri Slegr
    OG 1998 (Czech Republic)
    SC 2002 (Detroit Red Wings)
    WC 2005 (Czech Republic)
17. Nicklas Lidstrom
    WC 1991 (Sweden)
    SC 1997, 1998, 2002, 2008 (Detroit Red Wings)
    OG 2006 (Sweden)
18. Fredrik Modin
    WC 1998 (Sweden)
    SC 2004 (Tampa Bay Lightning)
    OG 2006 (Sweden)
19. Chris Pronger
    WC 1997 (Canada)
    OG 2002, 2010 (Canada)
    SC 2007 (Anaheim Ducks)
20. Niklas Kronwall
    OG 2006 (Sweden)
    WC 2006 (Sweden)
    SC 2008 (Detroit Red Wings)
21. Henrik Zetterberg
    OG 2006 (Sweden)
    WC 2006 (Sweden)
    SC 2008 (Detroit Red Wings)
22. Mikael Samuelsson
    OG 2006 (Sweden)
    WC 2006 (Sweden)
    SC 2008 (Detroit Red Wings)
23. Eric Staal
    SC 2006 (Carolina Hurricanes)
    WC 2007 (Canada)
    OG 2010 (Canada)
24. Jonathan Toews
    WC 2007 (Canada)
    OG 2010 and 2014 (Canada)
    SC 2010 (Chicago Blackhawks)
25. Patrice Bergeron
    WC 2004 (Canada)
    OG 2010 and 2014 (Canada)
    SC 2011 (Boston Bruins)
26. Sidney Crosby
    WC 2015 (Canada)
    OG 2010 and 2014 (Canada)
    SC 2009 (Pittsburgh Penguins)

The Triple Gold Club includes one coach:

1. Mike Babcock
   WC 2004 (Canada)
   SC 2008 (Detroit Red Wings)
   OG 2010 (Canada)

Congrats to #87!