Sidney Crosby
Since the Great One Wayne Gretzky and Super Mario Lemieux began re-writing NHL records 20 years ago, hockey pundits and fans have been looking out for The Next One or the Next Super Thing.
It's too early to tell if he will reach those great heights, but Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins certainly has the hype. The native of Cole Harbour, N.S. took the Rimouski Oceanic and Quebec Major Junior Hockey League by storm for two amazing seasons and was taken first overall by Pittsburgh at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. Scouts have compared his style of play to Hall of Famer Marcel Dionne.
But we've heard about phenoms like this before, right? We all remember can't-miss prospects like Mike Ricci, Eric Lindros, Alexandre Daigle and Jason Spezza, so how will Crosby fare? Is he the game's next superstar? Follow The Crosby Show on Hockey NHL News and get the lowdown on anything and everything to do with this very special hockey player.
Here's a list of the no. 1 overall picks in NHL Entry Draft.
2005-Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins, C, Rimouski (QMJHL)
2004-Alexander Ovechkin, Washington Capitals, LW, Dynamo Moscow, (Russia)
2003-Marc-Andre Fleury, Pittsburgh Penguins, G, Cape Breton (QMJHL)
2002-Rick Nash, Columbus Blue Jackets, LW, London (OHL)
2001-Ilya Kovalchuk, Atlanta Thrashers, C, Spartak (Russia)
2000-Rick DiPietro, New York Islanders, G, Boston University (NCAA)
1999-Patrik Stefan, Atlanta, C, Long Beach (IHL)
1998-Vincent Lecavalier, Tampa Bay Lightning, C, Rimouski (QMJHL)
1997-Joe Thornton, Boston Bruins, C, Sault Ste Marie (OHL)
1996-Chris Phillips, Ottawa Senators, D, Prince Albert (WHL)
1995-Bryan Berard, Ottawa, D, Detroit (OHL)
1994-Ed Jovanovski, Florida Panthers, D, Windsor (OHL)
1993-Alexandre Daigle, Ottawa, C, Victoriaville (QMJHL)
1992-Roman Hamrlik, Tampa Bay, D, ZPS Zin (Czech)
1991-Eric Lindros, Quebec Nordiques, C, Oshawa (OHL)
1990-Owen Nolan, Quebec, RW, Cornwall (OHL)
1989-Mats Sundin, Quebec, RW, Nacka (Sweden)
1988-Mike Modano, Minnesota North Stars, C, Prince Albert (WHL)
1987-Pierre Turgeon, Buffalo Sabres, C, Granby (QMJHL)
1986-Joe Murphy, Detroit Red Wings, C, Michigan State
1985-Wendel Clark, Toronto Maple Leafs, LW-D, Saskatoon (WHL)
1984-Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh, C, Laval (QMJHL)
1983-Brian Lawton, Minnesota, C, Mount St Charles HS
1982-Gord Kluzak, Boston, D, Billings (WHL)
1981-Dale Hawerchuk, Winnipeg Jets, C, Cornwall (QMJHL)
1980-Doug Wickenheiser, Montreal Canadiens, C, Regina (WHL)
1979-Rob Ramage, Colorado Rockies, D, London (OHL)
1978-Bobby Smith, Minnesota, C, Ottawa (OHL)
1977-Dale McCourt, Detroit, C, St Catharines (OHL)
1976-Rick Green, Washington, D, London (OHL)
1975-Mel Bridgman, Philadelphia Flyers, C, Victoria (WHL)
1974-Greg Joly, Washington, D, Regina (WHL)
1973-Denis Potvin, NY Islanders, D, Ottawa (OHL)
1972-Billy Harris, NY Islanders, RW, Toronto (OHL)
1971-Guy Lafleur, Montreal, RW, Quebec (QMJHL)
1970-Gilbert Perreault, Buffalo, C, Montreal (OHL)
1969-Rejean Houle, Montreal, LW, Montreal (OHL)
1968-Michel Plasse, Montreal
1967-Rick Pagnutti, Los Angeles Kings
1966-Barry Gibbs, Boston Bruins
1965-Andre Veillieux, New York Rangers
1964-Claude Gauthier, Detroit Red Wings
1963-Garry Monahan, Montreal
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