The Penguins' top pick, Sidney Crosby (CP File Photo)

Hockey phenom Sidney Crosby officially slipped into a Pittsburgh Penguins sweater on Saturday.

As expected, the Penguins selected the teenager from Cole Harbour, N.S., with the top pick in the 2005 NHL entry draft.

Although just 17 years old, Crosby is already being billed as the game's next superstar. Some even think he will be the next Wayne Gretzky. Crosby joins a Penguins team that already includes Mario Lemieux, a Hall of Famer and one of the greatest players ever to lace up a pair of hockey skates.

"He's really a tremendous young man, and that's most important," Gretzky recently told CBC News.

The Penguins earned the right to select Crosby by winning the NHL's draft lottery last week. The lottery process was a departure from recent years when only the bottom five teams during the regular season had a shot at the No. 1 pick.

Each of the league's 30 teams started with three balls and had a shot at the No. 1 pick based on a weighted formula.

For every playoff appearance in the last three years, or a No. 1 overall draft pick over the last four years, a team lost a ball. Each team had at least one ball in the draft barrel, which contained 48 balls in total.

Here are the results of the draft:

1. Pittsburgh Penguins - Sidney Crosby, C, Rimouski (QMJHL)
   
2. Anaheim Mighty Ducks - Bobby Ryan, RW, Owen Sound (OHL)
   
3. Carolina Hurricanes - Jack Johnson, D, (U.S. National program)
   
4. Minnesota Wild - Benoit Pouliot, LW, Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
   
5. Montreal Canadiens - Carey Price, G, Tri-City Americans (WHL)
   
6. Columbus Blue Jackets - Gilbert Brule, C, Vancouver Giants (WHL)
   
7. Chicago Blackhawks - Jack Skille, RW, (U.S. National program)
   
8. San Jose Sharks (traded from Atlanta) - Devin Setoguchi, RW, Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
   
9. Ottawa Senators - Brian Lee, D, Moorhead High School
   
10. Vancouver Canucks - Luc Bourdon, D, Val d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL)
    
11. Los Angeles Kings - Anze Kopitar, C, Sodertalje SK jr. (Sweden)
    
12. New York Rangers (traded from San Jose via Atlanta) - Marc Staal, D, Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
    
13. Buffalo Sabres - Marek Zagrapan, C, Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL)
    
14. Washington Capitals - Sasha Pokulok, D, Cornell University
    
15. New York Islanders - Ryan O'Marra, C, Erie Otters (OHL)
    
16. Atlanta Trashers (traded from the New York Rangers) - Alex Bourret, C, Lewiston MAINEiacs/now with Shawinigan (QMJHL)
    
17. Phoenix Coyotes - Martin Hanzal, C, HC Ceske Budejovice (Czech Republic)
    
18. Nashville Predators - Ryan Parent, D, Guelph Storm (OHL)
    
19. Detroit Red Wings - Jakub Kindl, D, Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
    
20. Florida Panthers (traded from Philadelphia) - Kenndal McArdle, LW, Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
    
21. Toronto Maple Leafs - Tuukka Rask, G, Ilves Tampere (Finland)
    
22. Boston Bruins - Matt Lashoff, D, Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
    
23. New Jersey Devils - Nicklas Bergfors, W, Sodertalje Jr. (Sweden)
    
24. St. Louis Blues - T.J. Oshie, C, Warroad High School
    
25. Edmonton Oilers - Andrew Cogliano, C, St. Michael's Buzzers
    
26. Calgary Flames - Matt Pelech, D, Sarnia Sting (OHL)
    
27. Washington Capitals (traded from Colorado) - Joe Finley, D, Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)
    
28. Dallas Stars - Matt Niskanen, D, Virginia-Mountain High School (USHSW)
    
29. Philadelphia Flyers (traded from Florida) - Steve Downie, RW, Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
    
30. Tampa Bay Lightning - Vladimir Mihalik, D, HK Dragon Presov (Slovakia 1)