QMJHL to rename Rookie of the Year trophy after Crosby

Twenty years after he was tearing things up in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), Sidney Crosby will have a namesake trophy.

The junior hockey league announced Tuesday that it will rename its Rookie of the Year trophy to the Sidney-Crosby Trophy, starting this season.

The QMJHL posted a video on social media highlighting the moment they showed Crosby the newly engraved trophy with his name on it.

“It’s been a while,” Crosby said in the video as he reunited with the trophy.

Crosby himself earned the Rookie of the Year trophy back in 2003 after he was selected No. 1 in the draft by the Rimouski Oceanic. He finished his rookie season with 54 goals and 81 assists over 59 games to earn the award.

The trophy was previously nameless.

“It’s a huge honor,” Crosby said to the QMJHL. “Really appreciate that. It means a lot.”

He spent two seasons with the Oceanic in the QMJHL (earning two league MVP awards) before he was drafted No. 1 by the Pittsburgh Penguins at the 2005 NHL Draft.

Both the Oceanic and the league itself have retired Crosby's No. 87.