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Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby will captain Canada at the 4 Nations Face-Off. Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews will captain the United States, Tampa Bay Lightning defenceman Victor Hedman will captain Sweden, and Florida Panthers centre Aleksander Barkov will captain Finland.

Team Canada confirmed the obvious on Thursday by naming Sidney Crosby captain for the upcoming 4 Nations Face-Off. This will be the Cole Harbour native’s fourth time wearing the ‘C’ for his country. He also filled the role at the 2014 Sochi Olympics,

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Pittsburgh Penguins veteran Sidney Crosby will once again wear the "C" for Team Canada, this time at the 4 Nations Face-Off.

Toronto Maple Leafs sniper Auston Matthews was named U.S. captain earlier Thursday. Tampa Bay Lightning defenceman Victor Hedman was tabbed to lead Sweden, while Florida Panthers centre Aleksander Barkov got the honours for Finland.

Team Canada has announced that Sidney Crosby will be captain for the nation during the upcoming 4 Nations Face-Off tournament. Connor McDavid and Cale Makar are set to be the alternate captains as well.