MILAN — Canada’s captain is injured.
Sidney Crosby retreated to the locker room in the second period of a quarterfinal matchup with Czechia at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics on Wednesday and was ruled out for the rest of the game with a lower-body injury.
Sandwiched by Czechia’s Radko Gudas and Martin Necas, the 38-year-old Crosby was slow to the bench and looked to be in pain while speaking with a trainer.
Eventually, Crosby headed to the locker room.
When the Penguins center left the game, Canada was trailing 2-1. It’s the first time the Canadians have trailed in an Olympic game since 2010, snapping an outrageous streak of 805:01 of play.
The teams entered the third period tied 2-2.
2026 WINTER OLYMPICS
- See today’s Olympics schedule and medal count
- USA women’s hockey carrying unprecedented dominance into gold medal showdown
- American bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor, 41, finally wins first gold medal in fifth Olympics
- Lindsey Vonn set for ‘further surgeries’ after flying back to US
- Eileen Gu fails to defend Big Air title in Olympics heartbreaker
Crosby is donning the “C” for Team Canada in a fourth straight best-on-best tournament. Through three games, Crosby has posted two goals and four assists.
