Penguins center Sidney Crosby was selected The Canadian Press male athlete of the year Wednesday, beating out the Phoenix Suns' Steve Nash and the Colorado Rockies' Jeff Francis. Winning the Lionel Conacher Award capped a season that included a Hart Trophy as the NHL's MVP, the Pearson Award as the league's outstanding player according to his peers and the Art Ross Trophy as scoring champion. "I'm definitely proud to be Canadian and I realize that there's a lot of great Canadian athletes, so to be considered athlete of the year is quite an honor," Crosby said.