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Two-time Olympic gold medallist Sidney Crosby has been named captain of Canada’s men’s hockey team at the Milan Cortina Games.
The Pittsburgh Penguins superstar captained Canada to a gold medal the last time NHL players participated in the Olympics at the 2014 Games in Sochi, Russia.
Four years earlier, he scored the “golden goal” in overtime as Canada defeated the United States 3-2 in the Vancouver 2010 final.
He also served as captain of Canada’s championship team at last year’s 4 Nations Face-Off.
The 38-year-old from Cole Harbour, N.S., was one of the first six players selected for Canada’s team in Milan and is having another standout NHL season with 27 goals and 32 assists in 56 games.
Canada opens its tournament Thursday against Czechia.
Sidney Crosby chats with Ariel Helwani for an exclusive conversation about his motivation this season as we approach the 2026 winter Olympics, what it will take to compete for Canada again on the world stage & untold stories of the iconic 2010 golden goal.