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This was reported by the NHL press service.
Crossby joins Genman “Penguins” Kayla Dubas, who holds a similar position in the national team.
It will be the third performance of Crossby for the Canadian national team at the World Cup (2006, 2015) and the first since it was the captain of the team that won the 2015 gold medal.
In general, it is a ninth performance for the Canada national team at the international level. He last played in the national team in February this year at the tournament of four nations.
Crossby played his 20th season in the NHL, but Pittsburgh failed to break into Playoff.
In total, the attacker’s account is 1676 (618 pucks), it is the ninth result in the history of NHL and the best among the players who are still performing. It ranks fourth in the number of points in one franchise, inferior to the proud Hou (1809 with Detroit Red Ungz), Steve Izerman (1755 also in Detroit) and Mario Lemier (1723 with Pittsburgh).
Pittsburgh chose Crossby at Draft-2005 under # 1. Together with Sydney team he won Stanley Cup three times (2009, 2016, 2017). In the 2007/2008 season, the team was the NHL finalist.
The hockey player also won many personal awards. In particular, in 2007 and 2014 he became the winner of Art Ross Trofi, who is presented with the best player on the goal + pass on the regular championship.
Together with Canada, he became an Olympic champion twice (2010 and 2014), and in 2015 he won the World Cup.
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This was reported by the NHL press service.
Crossby joins Genman “Penguins” Kayla Dubas, who holds a similar position in the national team.
It will be the third performance of Crossby for the Canadian national team at the World Cup (2006, 2015) and the first since it was the captain of the team that won the 2015 gold medal.
In general, it is a ninth performance for the Canada national team at the international level. He last played in the national team in February this year at the tournament of four nations.
Crossby played his 20th season in the NHL, but Pittsburgh failed to break into Playoff.
In total, the attacker’s account is 1676 (618 pucks), it is the ninth result in the history of NHL and the best among the players who are still performing. It ranks fourth in the number of points in one franchise, inferior to the proud Hou (1809 with Detroit Red Ungz), Steve Izerman (1755 also in Detroit) and Mario Lemier (1723 with Pittsburgh).
Pittsburgh chose Crossby at Draft-2005 under # 1. Together with Sydney team he won Stanley Cup three times (2009, 2016, 2017). In the 2007/2008 season, the team was the NHL finalist.
The hockey player also won many personal awards. In particular, in 2007 and 2014 he became the winner of Art Ross Trofi, who is presented with the best player on the goal + pass on the regular championship.
Together with Canada, he became an Olympic champion twice (2010 and 2014), and in 2015 he won the World Cup.