Canada’s players admit it: their motivation is Sidney Crosby

Sidney Crosby is the idol of a generation, having achieved everything in his field hockey career: Stanley Cups, Olympic gold medals, World Championships, World Junior Championships, Confr.

In short, I think you get the picture.

Millions of hockey fans revere him, and rightly so.

And hell have another chance to add to his resume with the next Olympic Games in Milan in 2026.

When asked about this, some Canadiens players admit: Crosby is their motivation.

Reinhart: Crosby the biggest motivation for Olympic team https://t.co/8L7VAkLFYQ theScore NHL (@theScoreNHL) August 28, 2025 [content-ads]Sam Reinhart and Connor McDavid are very grateful to be able to share the ice with the legendary #87 to represent their country.

For our generation, to see him still here, being the captain and having such a big role, its special for everyone.

Connor McDavid Canada is very fortunate to be able to count on Crosby to lead the team to victory.

Hes the face of Team Canada.

Whether in junior, the NHL or internationally, Crosby has dominated and won at every level.

His 1687 points in 1352 NHL games speak for themselves.

He currently ranks 9th in history for points (36 points behind Mario Lemieux) despite having suffered several major injuries, and its easy to say that hes one of the top-5 forwards of all time with everything he brings to the ice.

Its even arguable that hes 3rd in history, behind Lemieux and Wayne Gretzky.

In short, his impact is and always has been huge for everyone.

So its only natural to see that Canadas players are motivated and inspired by the captain.

I cant wait to see if Canada can bring another gold medal to the country and to Crosby.

When the team can count on him, Nathan MacKinnon, Connor McDavid, Cale Makar, Sam Reinhart, Brayden Point and more, we can only expect perfection.

Can the U.S.

surprise Canada? And lets not forget Finland and Sweden, who certainly have a lot of talent in their line-ups [spacer title=Overtime] From the great Lane Hutson.

Reporter: Can you go out anywhere in Montreal without getting recognized? Lane Hutson: I dont go out often.

Maybe every once in a while.

Home and the rink, thats it.

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