Crosby will miss at least four weeks in the NHL due to injury sustained at the OI

Sidney Crosby, captain of the Canadian national ice hockey team and the Pittsburgh Penguins, will not be able to play in National Hockey League (NHL) matches for at least four weeks due to an injury sustained at the Olympic Games in Italy. This was announced on February 25 by the press service of the hockey club in X (former. Twitter).

Crosby was injured in the quarterfinal match of the Olympic tournament against the Czech Republic. Because of the incident, he missed the Olympics match against Finland and the USA.

It is specified that the hockey player's club placed him on the injured list with a lower body injury.

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