Crosby’s playing for Team Canada comes following his being captain of the team at the 4 Nations Face-Off.
Penguins captain Sidney Crosby will be donning the red, white, and black later this month when he represents Team Canada at the upcoming IIHF World Championship tournament.
Crosby last played for Canada in the World Championships in 2015 when he helped lead his country to a gold medal.
His playing for Team Canada comes following his being captain of the team at the 4 Nations Face-Off, where he also won a gold medal.
In total, Crosby has represented Team Canada on nine different occasions in his career and this year at the World Championships being held in Denmark and Sweden, he’ll be joined by Penguins general manager Kyle Dubas, who is serving in the same role for his country.
Team Canada will begin playing in the tournament this coming Saturday when they face Slovenia at 6:20 a.m. (Eastern Time) before rounding out their preliminary schedule over the ensuing 10 days with games against Latvia, France, Austria, Slovakia, Finland, and Sweden.
Games in this year’s tournament will be broadcast on the NHL Network and on ESPN+.