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2005 NHL Draft

Sidney Crosby in the 2005 NHL Draft

Pittsburgh Penguins selected Sidney Crosby first overall in the 2005 NHL Draft.

It was the first of the 7 picks Pittsburgh Penguins made in the draft. Of the 230 players selected in 2005, 111 have played in the NHL regular season. Only one of them has played more games than his 1435, and none has scored more points than his 1771.

Overall pick
1
Round and pick
Round 1, pick 1
Drafting team
PITPittsburgh Penguins
Date
Age at the draft
17 years

The picks around it

Picks 1–4 in the 2005 draft

  1. 1Sidney CrosbyC1435 GP · 1771 PPIT
  2. 2Bobby RyanR866 GP · 569 PANA
  3. 3Jack JohnsonD1228 GP · 342 PCAR
  4. 4Benoit PouliotL625 GP · 263 PMIN

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

The 2005 NHL Draft

Place in the draft class

Where he came in the 2005 class

1st
of 230 players selected
1st
of 120 forwards selected

Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.

First off the board

  1. 1Sidney CrosbyC1435 GP · 1771 PPIT
  2. 2Bobby RyanR866 GP · 569 PANA
  3. 3Jack JohnsonD1228 GP · 342 PCAR
  4. 4Benoit PouliotL625 GP · 263 PMIN
  5. 5Carey PriceG712 GP · 361 WMTL
  6. 6Gilbert BruleC299 GP · 95 PCBJ
  7. 7Jack SkilleR368 GP · 84 PCHI
  8. 8Devin SetoguchiR516 GP · 261 PSJS
  9. 9Brian LeeD209 GP · 36 POTT
  10. 10Luc BourdonD36 GP · 2 PVAN

+ 220 more

The 2005 NHL Draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Sidney Crosby made his NHL debut on October 5, 2005, 67 days after the draft.

1435
Games
658
Goals
1113
Assists
1771
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

Pittsburgh Penguins picks in the 2005 draft

  1. 1Sidney CrosbyC1435 GP · 1771 PPIT
  2. 61Michael GergenFPIT
  3. 62Kris LetangD1250 GP · 811 PPIT
  4. 125Tommi LeinonenDPIT
  5. 126Tim CrowderRPIT
  6. 194Jean-Philippe PaquetDPIT
  7. 195Joe VitaleC234 GP · 44 PPIT