Crosby set to join Team Canada at men’s world hockey championship

By Canadian Press on May 4, 2025.

TORONTO — Sidney Crosby’s hockey season isn’t over after all.

The 37-year-old captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins, whose team failed to make the NHL playoffs, is joining Team Canada for the upcoming men’s world hockey championship, according to a Sunday announcement by Hockey Canada.

Canada’s first game in the international tournament is Saturday against Slovakia in Stockholm, Sweden. The tournament is scheduled to run from May 9 to 25 in Stockholm and Herning, Denmark.

It will be the first time since 2015 that Crosby has played in the worlds. He was a member of the 4 Nations Face-Off Canadian team that won that inaugural tournament in February.

This past season Crosby had 33 goals and 91 points for the Penguins, who finished seventh in the Metropolitan Division and 11 points out of the playoffs.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 4, 2025.

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