Winnipeg Free Press · Jan 4, 2019
Crosby feels junior captain's troll-induced pain, knows it'll pass
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THE CANADIAN PRESS/DARRYL DYCKPITTSBURGH — Sidney Crosby has provided fans plenty of iconic moments in his hockey career, with his "golden goal" at the 2010 Winter Olympics right up there in Canadian sporting history.
But the three-time Stanley Cup champion knows there can also be a dark side to the game in this country, one that has become much more visible with the rise of social media.
As the Pittsburgh Penguins captain told me Friday, he knew what was coming the moment he watched Canada get knocked out of the world junior championship earlier this week with a quarter-final loss to Finland.