Well, the city of Pittsburgh - and all of Canada - may want to sit down and hold their collective breath. During the second period of Team Canada's quarterfinal matchup against Czechia at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milano-Cortina on Wednesday, Pittsburgh Penguins [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/pittsburgh-penguins]' and Canadian captain Sidney Crosby was injured and will not return for this game. The 38-year-old center - playing in his third Olympic Games - appeared to injure his right leg after hits by Czech defenseman Radko Gudas and forward martin Necas. On Necas's hit, Crosby was caught sandwiched between Necas and another Czech player, while he awkwardly went down on his right leg on an open-ice hit by Gudas. Canada and Czechia are currently tied, 2-2, in the third period. Further updates on Crosby's health will be provided, as a longer-term injury would be a heavy blow to the Penguins' playoff hopes as well as Team Canada's gold medal pursuit. On Sunday, Crosby broke Team Canada's Olympic record for most points by a player in Olympic games where NHL players have participated [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/pittsburgh-penguins/latest-news/crosby-breaks-canadian-olympic-record]. Stay tuned. Crosby Breaks Canadian Olympic Record [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/e519e611-d80c-471c-89b9-d8cbe1492ad8.jpeg] Crosby Breaks Canadian Olympic Record <a href="https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/pittsburgh-penguins/">Pittsburgh Penguins</a>' captain Sidney Crosby is already one of the greatest international hockey players of all time, as he has won the World Cup, a World Championship, the 4 Nations Face-off Championship, and two Olympic gold medals. [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/pittsburgh-penguins/latest-news/crosby-breaks-canadian-olympic-record] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bookmark THN - Pittsburgh Penguins on your Google News tab [https://news.google.com/publications/CAAqBwgKMK-q0gsw7sXpAw/sections/CAQqEAgAKgcICjCvqtILMO7F6QMwquDfCA?hl=en-CA&gl=CA&ceid=CA%3Aen] to follow the latest Penguins news, roster moves, player features, and more!
