Sidney Crosby's former coach says Cole Harbour needs to pay homage to hometown hero

A former hockey coach of Cole Harbour's favourite son is leading the charge to rename Forest Hills Parkway after the famous NHL star, who notched his second Stanley Cup win on Sunday night.

Sidney Crosby played his formative years in the rinks of Cole Harbour Place, which is located on Forest Hills Parkway, a thoroughfare that runs through the community.

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"I think it would be only appropriate to call it Sidney Crosby Way or Sidney Crosby Parkway," said Paul Mason, who coached Crosby when he was growing up.

"Sid brings a lot to this community. He still comes back and contributes and he runs his hockey school on that same street."

On Sunday, Crosby captained the Pittsburgh Penguins to the Stanley Cup in Game 6 of the finals and also took home the Conn Smythe trophyfor the most valuable player of the playoffs.

Paying homage to a hero

Fans in Cole Harbour were beaming with pride Monday morning and most agreed that more needs to be done to pay homage to Crosby.

"He's brought a lot of good things home to Cole Harbour," said Jennifer Bonnevie.

"He's certainly made a name here, and it's a name everyone knows," added Robert Tighe.

But that doesn't mean renaming a road in Crosby's honour will happen.

Policy problems

"The policy doesn't allow for it at this time," said Cole Harbour-Westphal Coun. Lorelei Nicholl. "It has come up before obviously, with the excitement of the 2009 Stanley Cup win, but there is quite a policy."

Nicholl said previously a person had to be dead to have a street named after them. Council just approved a policy to allow the name of someone living, but only at the end of their life once they have built a legacy.

Still, Mason has started a Facebook campaign to push the agenda forward.

"Sidney represents our community, our province, our country, very well and I just think it's important for our community to name a street after him," Mason said.