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Rerun · 10-19-2013, 11:51 PM

I'll consider Crosby to be equal to Gretzky when his resume looks like this:

He won nine Hart Trophies, the NHL's most valuable player award, and eight of these were awarded in consecutive years from 1980–87. Gretzky holds the record for most MVP awards of any player in North American professional sports.

Awards

Lou Kaplan Trophy (WHA rookie of the year) — 1979
Hart Memorial Trophy (most valuable player) — 1980–87, 1989
Art Ross Trophy (scoring champion) — 1981–87, 1990, 1991, 1994
Charlie Conacher Humanitarian Award — 1980
Conn Smythe Trophy (playoff most valuable player) — 1985, 1988
Lester B. Pearson Award (outstanding player, voted by the players) — 1982–85, 1987
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy (sportsmanship) — 1980, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1999
NHL Goal Scoring leader 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, now the Maurice Richard Trophy
NHL Plus/Minus Award (best plus-minus rating) — 1982, 1984^, 1985^, 1987^
Stanley Cup 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988
Canada Cup 1984, 1987, 1991
Clarence S. Campbell Bowl (Western Conference Champions) 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1993
Presidents' Trophy (NHL Regular Season Champion) 1986, 1987
Chrysler-Dodge/NHL Performer of the Year – 1985–87
Lester Patrick Trophy (outstanding service to hockey in the United States) — 1994
Lou Marsh Trophy (Canadian athlete of the year) — 1982, 1983, 1985, 1989
Lionel Conacher Award (Canadian male athlete of the year) — 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1989, 1999
NHL All-Star Game MVP — 1983, 1989, 1999
NHL MVP - Rendez-vous '87
Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year: 1982
Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year 1982
New York Rangers MVP — 1997-98
Olympic Gold - Hockey (as Executive Director-Manager) 2002
World Cup of Hockey (as Executive Director-Manager) 2004

^- Awarded the defunct Emery Edge Trophy

Honors

8-Time All-NHL First Team (1981–87, 1991)
7-Time All-NHL Second Team (1980, 1988–90, 1994, 1997, 1998)
In 1998, he was ranked number 1 on The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players
Hockey Hall Of Fame 1999 Inductee
Officer of the Order of Canada
First international recipient of the Horatio Alger Award
Received star on Canada's Walk of Fame
AP-Athlete Of The Decade, 1980s
Ranked #1 Canadian Athlete of the Century
Sports Illustrated's Hockey Player of the Century
Ranked #5 in both ESPN SportsCentury's and the Associated Press's Top 100 Athletes of the 20th Century (Behind Muhammad Ali, Michael Jordan, Babe Ruth, Jim Brown (ESPN) and Jim Thorpe (AP))
In 2007, he was ranked number 1 in The Hockey News' book The Top 60 Since 1967
In 2010, he was elected as an inaugural inductee into the World Hockey Association Hall of Fame in the “Legends of the Game” category.
IIHF Centennial All-Star Team
Jersey number 99 retired league-wide by NHL

10-19-2013, 11:51 PM	#63
Rerun Often Thinks About Pickles Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Okotoks Exp:	I'll consider Crosby to be equal to Gretzky when his resume looks like this: He won nine Hart Trophies, the NHL's most valuable player award, and eight of these were awarded in consecutive years from 1980–87. Gretzky holds the record for most MVP awards of any player in North American professional sports. Awards Lou Kaplan Trophy (WHA rookie of the year) — 1979 Hart Memorial Trophy (most valuable player) — 1980–87, 1989 Art Ross Trophy (scoring champion) — 1981–87, 1990, 1991, 1994 Charlie Conacher Humanitarian Award — 1980 Conn Smythe Trophy (playoff most valuable player) — 1985, 1988 Lester B. Pearson Award (outstanding player, voted by the players) — 1982–85, 1987 Lady Byng Memorial Trophy (sportsmanship) — 1980, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1999 NHL Goal Scoring leader 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, now the Maurice Richard Trophy NHL Plus/Minus Award (best plus-minus rating) — 1982, 1984^, 1985^, 1987^ Stanley Cup 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988 Canada Cup 1984, 1987, 1991 Clarence S. Campbell Bowl (Western Conference Champions) 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1993 Presidents' Trophy (NHL Regular Season Champion) 1986, 1987 Chrysler-Dodge/NHL Performer of the Year – 1985–87 Lester Patrick Trophy (outstanding service to hockey in the United States) — 1994 Lou Marsh Trophy (Canadian athlete of the year) — 1982, 1983, 1985, 1989 Lionel Conacher Award (Canadian male athlete of the year) — 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1989, 1999 NHL All-Star Game MVP — 1983, 1989, 1999 NHL MVP - Rendez-vous '87 Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year: 1982 Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year 1982 New York Rangers MVP — 1997-98 Olympic Gold - Hockey (as Executive Director-Manager) 2002 World Cup of Hockey (as Executive Director-Manager) 2004 ^- Awarded the defunct Emery Edge Trophy Honors 8-Time All-NHL First Team (1981–87, 1991) 7-Time All-NHL Second Team (1980, 1988–90, 1994, 1997, 1998) In 1998, he was ranked number 1 on The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players Hockey Hall Of Fame 1999 Inductee Officer of the Order of Canada First international recipient of the Horatio Alger Award Received star on Canada's Walk of Fame AP-Athlete Of The Decade, 1980s Ranked #1 Canadian Athlete of the Century Sports Illustrated's Hockey Player of the Century Ranked #5 in both ESPN SportsCentury's and the Associated Press's Top 100 Athletes of the 20th Century (Behind Muhammad Ali, Michael Jordan, Babe Ruth, Jim Brown (ESPN) and Jim Thorpe (AP)) In 2007, he was ranked number 1 in The Hockey News' book The Top 60 Since 1967 In 2010, he was elected as an inaugural inductee into the World Hockey Association Hall of Fame in the “Legends of the Game” category. IIHF Centennial All-Star Team Jersey number 99 retired league-wide by NHL