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Sidney Crosby Named World Cup Captain For Team Canada

ByAs the World Cup of Hockey grows closer, teams are starting to make announcements regarding captains – and for Team Canada, that means that Sidney Crosby is once again getting ready to don the 'C'.Crosby, who has served as captain for Team Canada at the 2015 World Cup and 2014 Olympic Games (as well as for the Pittsburgh Penguins since 2007), has reportedly been tapped to hold the honors at the upcoming tournament this September in Toronto.He'll join the growing number of captains already named, which includes Joe Pavelski (United States), Mikko Koivu (Finland), and Henrik Zetterberg (Sweden).

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Sidney Crosby Named Captain of Team Canada at World Cup

Crosby served as Canada's captain during the 2014 Olympic Winter Games.(Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports)Sidney Crosby has been named the captain of Team Canada at the World Cup of Hockey, while Jonathan Toews and Shea Weber will serve as alternate captains, the team announced on Thursday.NEWS | Crosby to captain Team Canada at #WCH2016.

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Sidney Crosby named Team Canada's captain for World Cup

Hockey Canada has named Pittsburgh Penguins centre Sidney Crosby Team Canada's captain for the 2016 World Cup of Hockey.Chicago Blackhawks forward Jonathan Toews and Montreal Canadiens defenceman Shea Weber were named alternate captains for the September tournament.Crosby has served as Team Canada's captain at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi and the 2015 IIHF World Championship, leading the team to gold medal finishes at both tournaments.

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