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The luck of Lemieux: Crosby heads to Penguins as owner's career winds down
By ALAN ROBINSON, AP Sports Writer
July 22, 2005
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Mario Lemieux saved hockey in Pittsburgh once as an exceptional rookie in 1984, then again 15 years later as an owner. Now Sidney Crosby gets his chance.
Crosby, hockey's most anticipated and intriguing prospect since Lemieux 21 years ago, landed in the Penguins' laps Friday with a fortuitous bounce of the pingpong balls that won Pittsburgh the NHL draft lottery.
The Penguins immediately said they would take the 17-year-old Crosby with the top pick in the July 30 draft, and just as before choosing Lemieux in 1984, would not entertain any offers for it.