Sidney Crosby not ruled out of Olympic semifinal
Posted on: Feb 19, 2026 17:44 IST | Posted by: Cbc
Canada train Jon peter cooper has non ruled come out chieftain Sidney Crosby for Friday's semifinal against Finland at the Milano-Cortina Olympics.
Crosby was not on the ice for Canada's optional practice Thursday, but Cooper said after the practice the two-time Olympic gold medallist might play with a spot in the final on the line.
The 38-year-old captain was injured early in the second period of Wednesday's thrilling 4-3 overtime victory versus Czechia when his right leg bent in an unnatural direction after taking a hit from defenceman Radko Gudas.
Crosby got back to his skates, but wasn't moving well before taking more contact along the boards from Gudas and Czech forward Martin Necas.
The three-time Stanley Cup champion then made his way to the bench and eventually the locker room, and did not return to the action. Crosby helped Canada top the podium at the 2010 and 2014 Games.
"That sucks," Canadian defencemen Drew Doughty said of losing the team's heart-and-soul leader. "The game goes on no matter who gets hurt. We even mentioned going out before the third, 'Let's try to win this one for 87.'
"Glad we did."
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Nathan MacKinnon, Brad Marchand, Cale Makar and Devon Toews were also absent from the heavily attended skate.
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