It can't just be because the fans think Penguins star Sidney Crosby is a whiner.
From the post-gazette.com
This kid is a punk, a whiner and a diver, but boy is he a talented hockey player.
From the bostonherald.com
The principal at Clermont Elementary, which was built in 1963, isn't a whiner.
From the orlandosentinel.com
For one thing, the princess in this musical adventure isn't a finicky whiner.
From the denverpost.com
Companies tend to ignore those because they conclude the customer is just a whiner.
From the kansas.com
But, as for the rest of your statement, spoken like a true union whiner hack.
From the business.time.com
Whiner, loser, judgmental, hypocrite, double standard, and the list goes on.
From the eatocracy.cnn.com
He has earned the reputation of being a whiner and complainer for the past few years.
From the orlandosentinel.com
He should have been thrown off the team last year when he was a big whiner.
From the post-gazette.com
More examples
A person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining
The Whiners were recurring characters on Saturday Night Live, from 1982 to 1984. Joe Piscopo, playing Doug Whiner, and Robin Duke, playing Wendy Whiner, spoke all their lines in a whining, nasal tone, hence, a double meaning of their name. ...
One who whines about perceived problems; a complainer
(Whiners) The usual suspects included native indians angry about "stolen" land, residential schools or shitty reserves, conveniently forgetting about the billions of dollars that disappears into the black hole that is the reserve system each year. ...
Someone who fights the commissars over 19th place.