Sidney Crosby returned to his hometown with the Stanley Cup in tow back in early August. (CBC)

Sidney Crosby can add the Order of Nova Scotia to his growing collection of awards.

The Pittsburgh Penguins captain was awarded the honour during a ceremony Tuesday at Province House in Halifax.

Crosby, a native of Cole Harbour, N.S., received a medallion emblematic of joining the order.

"It's special," he said after the private ceremony. "Hockey has taken me elsewhere outside the province, but I have family and friends back here and every time I get the opportunity, I'm proud to say I'm from here and Cole Harbour, so it means a lot to be recognized like this."

The province named him to the Order last September, but he couldn't attend the October ceremony because the NHL season had begun. Crosby's parents, sister, and two grandmothers joined him at the ceremony.

Crosby captained his Penguins to a Stanley Cup back in June defeating the Detroit Red Wings in a tough seven game series. At 22 years of age, Crosby is the youngest person to ever receive the honour.

"He's an extraordinary young man who has accomplished an extraordinary number of things in a young life," Nova Scotia Premier Darrell Dexter said. "Every time he presents himself, he presents himself in a way that makes us proud as a province."

With files from The Canadian Press