Penguins CEO David Morehouse has come to the defense of Sidney Crosby after it was reported he was given special treatment at a Pittsburgh-area DMV.

"Anyone that knows Sid or follows hockey -- in Pittsburgh or anywhere -- knows that's not the person he is," Morehouse told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.

Crosby told the newspaper in an email the report was exaggerated and he saw "no need to make a big deal about it.