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With players like Sydney Crosby, Alex Ovechkin and Dion Phaneuf, the 2005 NHL Draft was special. …

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With players like Sydney Crosby, Alex Ovechkin and Dion Phaneuf, the 2005 NHL Draft was special.

Throwback Thursday: When Crosby, Ovechkin, and Phaneuf took the NHL by storm - TheHockeyNews
Throwback Thursday: When Crosby, Ovechkin, and Phaneuf took the NHL by storm - TheHockeyNews

The rookie class of 2005-06 was one of the best ever, with Alex Ovechkin winning the Calder over Sidney Crosby and Dion Phaneuf. Back then, THN asked NHL insiders, and fans, which player they would want to build around.

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