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Penguins select anticipated superstar Crosby

Associated Press

Saturday, July 30, 2005

OTTAWA -- Welcome to the NHL, Sidney Crosby. As expected, the Pittsburgh Penguins took the teenage phenom from Canada with the No. 1 pick on Saturday. "This is amazing," Crosby said. "I'm just really relieved. It's unbelievable. I'm so happy right now." The arrival of the young superstar, who's already been compared to Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux, is just what the NHL needed after the lockout that erased the 2004-05 season. For Crosby, the waiting is finally over. Crosby, ...

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