Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Crosby akaberekerwa paGrace Maternity Hospital muHalifax, Nova Scotia musi waAugust 7, 1987 kuna Troy naTrina (née Forbes) Crosby. Nhamba yejersey yaCrosby (87) uye 2007 chibvumirano chekusaina ($ 8.7 mamirioni pagore) inoratidza zuva rake rekuzvarwa (8/7/87). Crosby akakurira pedyo neCole Harbour uye ane hanzvadzi duku inonzi Taylor. Baba vake Troy akanga ari muchengeti wepagedhi uyo akatamba kuVerdun Junior Canadiens muQuebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). Akatambawo mu 1985 Memorial Cup uye akasarudzwa 240th yose neMontreal Canadiens mu
1984, asi haana kutongotamba pamwero weNHL. Achikura, Crosby aiyemura Steve Yzerman uye, sababa vake, aive fan weCanadiens. Crosby akatanga kutamba hockey ari oga muimba yake yepasi pazera remakore maviri, achipfura pucks mumambure aive nemucheka wemhuri kumashure kwayo, zvichitungamira kune kusanzwisisika kwenguva refu kuti aive achidzidzira nemucheka; akadzidza skating pazera remakore matatu.