Sidney Crosby will captain Team Canada against Auston Matthews' Team USA in hockey's first best-on-best tournament since 2016. Crosby and Matthews were
Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby is back in a familiar spot, as Canada's captain for the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament next month in Montreal and Boston.
Toronto Maple Leafs sniper Auston Matthews was named U.S. captain earlier Thursday. Tampa Bay Lightning defenceman Victor Hedman was tabbed to lead Sweden, while Florida Panthers centre Aleksander Barkov got the honours for Finland.
Auston Matthews of the Toronto Maple Leafs has been selected as the U.S. captain for the upcoming 4 Nations Face-Off.
Team Canada has announced that Sidney Crosby will be captain for the nation during the upcoming 4 Nations Face-Off tournament. Connor McDavid and Cale Makar are set to be the alternate captains as well.
The 4 Nations Face-Off captains and leadership groups for Canada, Finland, Sweden and the U.S. must guide their teams to a win with little margin for error.
The latest round of speculation started after the Hurricanes acquired Mikko Rantanen in a blockbuster trade on Friday, fueling "baseless rumors," as labeled by The Athletic's Josh Yohe, that the Avalanche might be positioning themselves to acquire Crosby.
The United States, Canada, Finland and Sweden will play in the Feb. 12-20 4 Nations Face-Off. Here are the rosters and captains.
Pittsburgh Penguins veteran Sidney Crosby will once again wear the "C" for Team Canada, this time at the 4 Nations Face-Off.
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan didn't mince words when addressing Sidney Crosby and the rest of the team's performance during the 2-1 loss against Macklin Celebrini and the San Jose Sharks.
Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby will captain Canada at the 4 Nations Face-Off. Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews will captain the United States, Tampa Bay Lightning defenceman Victor Hedman will captain Sweden, and Florida Panthers centre Aleksander Barkov will captain Finland.
San Jose Sharks, after being flattened by the Florida Panthers, face Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday