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Sidney Crosby Carries Olympic Torch in Nova Scotia

Submitted by Kim on Saturday, 14 November 2009No Comment

torch Sidney Crosby Carries Olympic Torch in Nova Scotia More than 12,000 people will carry the torch on its journey to Vancouver for the Winter Olympics due to start on Feb. 12 and Dartmouth native Sidney Crosby, the captain of the Stanley Cup-winning Pittsburg Penguins, will carry the Olympic torch on November 18th. Crosby will miss one practice but will fly to Ottawa the next day to join his team against the Senators. In a press release Crosby said:

“I am honoured and thrilled to have the opportunity to carry the Olympic flame in my home province of Nova Scotia. The torch relay will pass through so many communities and hands on the way to Vancouver and I’m privileged to be part of that special group as the Olympic Flame makes its way to Vancouver for the 2010 Winter Games.”

The Olympic torch is now being carried across Newfoundland and will land in Nova Scotia on Monday, Nov. 16, Day 18 of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch Relay.

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