Nazem Kadri - NHL Toronto Maple Leafs' rising star

Canada's Nazem Kadri is a professional ice hockey player playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs National Hockey League (NHL) team for the past four seasons since he was drafted seventh overall in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.

Rising Toronto Maple Leafs' star player Nazem Kadri 

Kadri had a lot to prove this 2012-13 NHL season as time was running out for him being in the fringes of the Toronto Maple Leafs for the past few years, save for a decent previous season for which he is still in the team. But, this season he has proved to be the dark horse for the Toronto Maple Leafs and he also notched his first hattrick for the Maple Leafs playing against the New York Islanders on February 28th, 2013.

Nazem Kadri is a practicing Muslim is the first known Muslim to be drafted into the NHL.
Kadri also has a silver medal representing Canada at the 2010 World Junior Championships.

Nazem Kadri scored his first hat-trick for Toronto Maple Leafs in the game against New York Islanders which they eventually won 5-4 in overtime 

Rising star Toronto Maple Leafs' Nazem Kadri wallpaper

Toronto Maple Leafs and Toronto Marlies player Nazem Kadri smiling

Toronto Maple Leafs player Nazem Kadri's autograph

Pics courtesy: Toronto Maple Leafs site and other fan sites

Here is wishing Nazem Kadri an awesome NHL season and a bright future ahead too! 

NHL Pittsburgh Penguins' star Sidney Crosby

Sidney Crosby - Does this name ring a bell? For those who follow the NHL league, this name would be synonymous to Sachin Tendulkar of cricket.
Sidney Crosby is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. Crosby captains the Pittsburgh Penguins' team of the National Hockey League (NHL).

NHL Pittsburgh Penguins' captain Sidney Crosby of Canada

Sidney Crosby was drafted first overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins team in the year 2005 and has been playing with them ever since. He became the younges

By his second season, Sidney Crosby led the NHL with 120 points (36 goals, 84 assists) and captured the Art Ross Trophy, becoming the youngest player and the only teenager to win a scoring title in any major North American sports league.

Sidney Crosby became the captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins team during the 2007-08 NHL season and led them to the Stanley Cup finals which they eventually lost. But, the following year 2008-09 season, Sidney Crosby led the Pittsburgh Penguins team to their third Stanley Cup victory in the year 2009.

Sidney Crosby is the youngest captain in NHL history to win the Stanley Cup

Canada's Sidney Crosby smiles with his gold medal after scoring the overtime winner in the  3-2 victory over USA during men's ice hockey gold medal final at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver

Pic courtesy: THE CANADIAN PRESS

Sidney Crosby started out as The Kid of NHL and was touted as "The Next One" which he ultimately proved right

Sidney Crosby winning the Stanley Cup for Pittsburgh Penguins in the year 2009

Sidney Crosby posing shirtless for a photoshoot

Sidney Crosby's autographed picture

Handsome Sidney Crosby in the Pittsburgh magazine covers

Don't you think that Sidney Crosby is the Sachin Tendulkar of cricket or the Lionel Messi of soccer??  :)