Penguins captain Sidney Crosby injured in Olympic quarterfinal against Czechia

As the quarterfinals of the Men's Olympic Hockey Tournament began on Wednesday, Team Canada continued their pursuit of gold against Czechia. 

In the second period, the Penguins and Team Canada captain, Sidney Crosby, was hurt after taking a hit from Czech defenseman Radko Gudas. 

Crosby remained on the bench for a couple of minutes before heading back to Team Canada's locker room, where he remained for the rest of the period.

After the hit, Crosby appeared to be favoring his right leg. 

He did not return to the game when the third period began, and Team Canada said that he would not return for the remainder of the game. 

Canada was trailing 2-1 at the time of Crosby's injury, but rallied to tie the game at 2, eventually defeating Czechia 4-3 to advance to the semifinal round.

In a postgame update, ESPN NHL reporter Emily Kaplan said that Crosby will undergo imaging in Milan to determine the severity of his injury.

Coach Jon Cooper said he was also unaware of the severity of the injury or Crosby's status for future Olympic contests.

"I don't even have my poker face on either, because I honestly don't know," Cooper said.

This is the second time Crosby has served as Team Canada captain. Crosby helped lead Canada to the gold medal at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics.