Crosby looks to add 3rd Olympic gold in 2022

On Wednesday night, Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosbsy was at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto, along with Evgeni Malkin, Kris Letang, and general manager Jim Rutherford as the Pens' 2017 Stanley Cup ring was added to a display celebrating current and past champions. 

It marked Crosby's third trip to Toronto for this purpose, having previously won the Cup in 2009 and 2016.

But Crosby is also thinking about another trip he'd like to make, in 2022. 

The next Olympics are scheduled for 2022 in Beijing, China, a location that would make sense for the NHL as the league played a pair of preseason games in China this year. 

Crosby will be 34 years old then, and will look to add a third goal medal in the Winter Games, as the 2018 Olympics draw closer, reminding him he won't represent his country then. 

"It's something you probably don't think about as much now, but I think as it starts to approach and you start talking about it a little more, it's something you probably think about," Crosby told theScore. 

"It's too bad, it's unfortunate, but maybe the next time. Hopefully it works out that we get there another time."

In the meantime, Crosby will definitely watch his countrymen in action in February. 

"Oh absolutely, yeah," Crosby said when asked if he'll be watching. "I'll be glued to obviously hockey, but all the events. You're pulling for your country and pulling for everyone to do well there."