Gold Medal In Hand, Sidney Crosby Returns to Construction Job

1/03/2010

HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA – Less than twenty-four hours after shooting the game winning goal in Vancouver’s Olympic hockey final, Sidney Crosby returned to his humble construction job in the Nova Scotia town he’s called home for twenty-two years. Upon arriving at the worksite, Crosby was congratulated for his participation in one of the greatest hockey games ever played before being told to unload a pile of bricks from a nearby flatbed. “Quite a game, Cros,” foreman David Hapsberg said. “Remember you still got those countertops piled up the basement – they’re not gonna move themselves.” The young Canadian, once called ‘The Next One’ for his similarities to the great Wayne Gretzky, spent much of Monday getting ribbed by his fellow coworkers. “Hey, kid,” said 42-year old laborer Mark Fevour, “don’t go getting a big head just cuz’ you made one little goal in overtime. You still can’t back up that scissor lift worth shit.” Later in the afternoon, Crosby returned from the porta-potty to find several of his coworkers playing an impromptu game of hockey with his gold medal, which he had hidden in his lunch pail.