Canada Goes For Hockey Gold Without Captain Sidney Crosby - Beritaja

Canada is chasing Olympic golden without its captain.

A beingness men’s lucky Olympic last started Sunday greeting against the United States without Sidney Crosby, who is retired pinch a lower-body injury.

Crosby sat retired Canada’s 3-2 comeback triumph complete Finland successful Friday’s semifinal aft his correct limb bent awkwardly connected a deed successful the quarterfinals against Czechia astatine the Milan Cortina Games.

Connor McDavid will service arsenic skipper successful Crosby’s absence for the 2nd consecutive game.

Crosby is already a two-time Olympic golden medallist. The Pittsburgh Penguins skipper scored the celebrated overtime victor successful Canada’s triumph complete the United States successful 2010 and captained the state to different title successful 2014.

NHL players did not participate successful the 2018 and 2022 Games.

The 38-year-old from Cole Harbour, N.S., had 2 goals and 4 assists successful 4 games successful Milan. He holds the Canadian NHL-era grounds of 16 profession Olympic points.

Defenceman Josh Morrissey was ruled retired pinch an upper-body injury. The Winnipeg Jets blueliner hasn’t played since the tourney opener successful the preliminary round.

Canada holds a 15-game winning streak astatine NHL-attended games, making love backmost to a round-robin nonaccomplishment to the U.S. successful 2010.

Canada besides won past year’s 4 Nations Face-Off — an Olympic appetizer — pinch an overtime triumph successful the last against the Americans.

The U.S. thumped Slovakia 6-2 to beforehand to the gold-medal crippled astatine Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena.

This study by BERITAJA was first published Feb. 22, 2026.