Crosby to Represent Canada at IIHF Worlds

Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby will represent Canada at the IIHF Men's World Championship in Switzerland this spring, his National Hockey League club and Hockey Canada announced Tuesday.

The 38-year-old from Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia, will make his fourth appearance at the tournament and 11th overall international outing for his country. Crosby's Penguins were eliminated in the first round of the NHL playoffs by the Philadelphia Flyers, freeing him to join the roster. Canada opens the event Friday against Sweden in Fribourg.

Crosby captained Canada to silver at the Milan-Cortina Olympics earlier this year but suffered a knee injury during the quarterfinals and missed the medal round. He previously led Canada to gold medals at the 2010 and 2014 Olympics and won gold at the 2015 world championship, earning membership in the Triple Gold Club alongside his three Stanley Cup titles with Pittsburgh.

In his 21st NHL season, Crosby recorded 29 goals and 45 assists for 74 points in 68 games, leading the Penguins in scoring for a franchise-record 16th time. He topped the team with 10 power-play goals and four game-winning goals, climbing to seventh on the NHL's all-time scoring...