Sidney Crosby, Patrice Bergeron had chemistry as young Team Canada linemates

The Boston Globe · Kevin Paul Dupont · 2026-11-06 01:03 UTC

Penguins star appreciated Hall of Fame-bound Bruins legend for taking him under his wing early in their hockey careers.

PITTSBURGH — Penguins star center Sidney Crosby first met his pal, Patrice Bergeron, over 20 years ago, the two matched as Team Canada roommates for the better part of two weeks during the 2004-05 World Junior Championship.

“That’s how it worked, older guy with the younger guy,” Crosby recalled before Thursday night’s 6-2 loss to the Bruins, during an interview at the Penguins training facility some 20 miles north of downtown. “So I was 17 and Bergy was 19. I remember just being excited to learn from him.”

Bergeron, the teenage senior statesman, slightly more than 24 months older than his roomie.

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