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

May 4, 2025 | 4:38 PM

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.