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托福考试阅读辅导：托业阅读模拟文（二）更多英语考试-商业托福- NHLs Crosby era begins as Penguins draft phenom first 　　OTTAWA — It was Sidney Crosbys draft, and yet it was clearly the Americans day when the NHL officially relaunched competition with a scaled-down version of its annual amateur draft. 　　The celebration of Crosby, picked first overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins, was the main storyline of a league trying to recover from a season lost to a lockout. Crosby, 17, is considered the most marketable prospect since Penguins owner/player Mario Lemieux was drafted in 1984. 　　This is amazing, Crosby told the AP. Im just really relieved. Its unbelievable. Im so happy right now. 　　Crosby, who turns 18 next week, is a 5-foot-11, 193-pound forward with surprising strength and masterful vision on the ice. A prolific scorer, Crosby won nearly every trophy the last two seasons in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. 　　He had 66 goals and 102 assists in 62 games, after a rookie campaign that featured 54 goals and 81 assists in 59 games, and was the Canadian major junior player of the year both seasons. 　　He creates a lot of excitement, said Lemieux, Crosbys new boss and possible linemate with the Penguins. He has all the tools to be a great player. He sees the ice well, hes a great skater. He says he needs to work on his shot, but it looks pretty good to me. 　　Crosby will share the spotlight in Pittsburgh with Lemieux, the No. 1 pick in 1984, and will be looked upon to rescue the franchise that hasnt made the playoffs since 2001 and desperately needs a new arena in which to play. 　　Pittsburghs luck already seems to be changing as the Penguins won last weeks draft lottery that determined the picking order of the first round. 　　Im not really thinking about it right now, Crosby said of the expectations. I want to come and play in the NHL next year. Thats my goal, thats my focus right now. Im going to put everything into that and try to move on from there. 　　Aside from the Crosby focus, the U.S. hockey p