The veteran and superstar, Canada's captain, missed Pittsburgh's last two matches before the Four Nations, but was on the ice when Canada's team trained in Montreal.
It's been a long process, I've talked to a few different doctors, I've talked to the team management. Today was the first time in a while that I trained with a team, I've been training on my own the last few days, and everything went well. So it feels good, says the 37-year-old star.
Crosby had played 229 NHL matches in a row, hadn't missed a match since the spring of 2022, so the concern that he would miss the Four Nations was great.
Even for himself.
It means a lot to me, a new chance to play for Canada, play with some I've played with before and some I haven't played with. It's been a long time since we got to do this, he says about the fact that the last tournament with NHL stars was the World Championship 2016.
On Thursday night, it gets underway when Canada meets Sweden in Montreal.
It's a short tournament, we have a few days to get ready. We need to focus on getting better every day, but it will be a good test for us and a challenge. Everyone is looking forward to getting started, he says about the Sweden match.
