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CP NewsAlert: Crosby out of Olympic semifinal, McDavid to captain Canada

CP NewsAlert: Crosby out of Olympic semifinal, McDavid to captain Canada | iNFOnews.ca
Canada's Sidney Crosby (87) and Canada's Mitch Marner (93) walk to the warm-up ahead of a quarterfinal men's hockey game against Czechia at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

MILAN — Sidney Crosby will not play for Canada in the men’s Olympic hockey semifinal against Finland after sustaining a lower-body injury in the quarterfinal win over Czechia. Connor McDavid will serve as Canada’s captain in Crosby’s absence.

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