In 2004 16-year-old phenom Sidney Crosby attended the LA Kings' developmental camp
Imagine having the young 16-year-old phenom Sidney Crosby attend your team's development camp before he was drafted.
That happened in 2004 with the Los Angeles Kings, when Crosby attended their development camp.
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Crosby had answered a few questions regarding his experience at the LA camp.
This interview is courtesy of Hockey Future
HF: What are your first impressions of the Kings' prospects camp and Los Angeles as a city?
SC: This is actually my fourth summer in Los Angeles. It’s a great place, great weather. It’s good just to be here and take the whole camp in and see the players and meet the coaches and see how it’s all run. It’s pretty unbelievable.
HF: Are you here to train with some of the NHL players down in Venice Beach?
SC: I am training with TRW when I am out here. A lot of the pros train with them, it’s a great workout.
HF: Have any of the Kings' prospects caught your eye this week?
SC: Noah Clarke, he’s really fast and a good scorer. I think he played two games in the NHL last year. Dustin Brown looked very good too. There is some good talent here.
Kings fans, can you imagine Dustin Brown and Sid the Kid playing together throughout the years? The organization likely would have won more than the two Stanley Cups they did in 2012 and 2014.
After the camp was over, Crosby returned to the QMJHL and played for the Rimouski Océanic. He was later drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2005 with the first overall pick.
As for the Kings, they drafted one of the best in franchise history, Anze Kopitar, with the 11th overall pick. Although Kopitar is not Crosby, it worked out well for the Kings' fans because Kopitar is a legend and future Hockey Hall of Famer.