Past and present members of Team Canada describe Crosby's "aura": "The quiet intensity and confidence … you know there's no moment too big."

Sidney Crosby led Team Canada to victory at the 2025 4 Nations Face-Off, possibly marking his final time with the Canadian team. Despite his age, Crosby still produces high-level performance, but younger stars like Nathan MacKinnon and Connor McDavid are now the face of Canadian hockey.

Crosby and Sullivan will be in the unfamiliar position of facing one another for the second time in five days tonight.

Hockey fans witnessed an all-time classic on Thursday night in the 4 Nations Final. Team Canada and Team USA went back and forth all night long. However, it was Team Canada that emerged victorious from the 4 Nations Final in Boston. Nathan MacKinnon won MVP honors for the tournament after Connor McDavid scored the proverbial Golden Goal.

Don’t call it a passing of the torch. At least not around Connor McDavid. “I think you’re gonna see Sid in 12 months,” said No. 97, who put himself into the same echelon as No. 87 on

Debate whether Crosby is the greatest player ever to wear a Team Canada uniform, but what he's doing at the age of 37 is truly remarkable, says Ken Campbell.

It’s not as meaningful as it’s made out, but the U.S. and Canada figure to play a real slobberknocker of a hockey game Thursday night. Let’s preview the action with refreshing 4 Nations Face-Off notes.