Brad Marchand and Sidney Crosby are both from Nova Scotia, Canada. While the two players have both found success at all levels of hockey, including the NHL with each hoisting the Stanley Cups already, there is clearly a double standard involved in certain disciplinary situations that the NHL deals with.
Sidney Crosby was the first overall draft pick in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. The clear number one pick out of the Rimouski Oceanic, Crosby excelled for his junior club while also showing an international pedigree at the World Junior Championships. In 2004, Sidney Crosby made it to the finals of his first World Junior Championships, eventually losing to the United States, claiming the silver medal for his country.