Canadian hockey star Tom Wilson ejected from Olympic game for fighting

Canadian men’s crystal hockey prima Tom Wilson was ejected from Sunday’s matchup against France for warring defenseman Pierre Crinon astatine the Winter Olympics.

The 2 traded blows successful the 3rd play of the preliminary circular aft Crinon nailed Canadian halfway Nathan MacKinnon with an elbow to his caput minutes earlier. Crinon was fixed a two-minute punishment for the deed and apologized to MacKinnon for the blow.

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Canada's Tom Wilson and France's Pierre Crinon, center, combat during a preliminary circular crippled astatine the Winter Olympics, successful Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)

But some players recovered themselves hitting the showers earlier the crippled was over. Players don’t person five-minute large penalties for warring successful the Olympics. Instead, they were some ejected from the game.

Wilson had a extremity and an assistance successful the game, achieving what is known arsenic the "Gordie Howe chapeau trick."

The 31-year-old Washington Capitals subordinate is 1 of a fewer caller players connected the Canadian squad who wasn't connected the 4 Nations Face-Off squad past year. The tourney featured players from Team USA and Canada trading blows 9 seconds into their matchup.

Pierre Crinon and Tom Wilson combat successful the 3rd play of the preliminary circular crippled betwixt Canada and France astatine the Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

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Wilson has 23 goals and 26 assists this play for the Capitals. Washington is 4th successful the Metropolitan Division astatine the Olympics break.

On Sunday, Canada defeated France, 10-2.

Canadian prima Sidney Crosby recorded 3 points successful the victory, surpassing Jarome Iginla arsenic the Olympic team’s apical scorer successful Winter Games featuring NHL players.

Canada's Connor McDavid, left, celebrates scoring a extremity against France with Tom Wilson astatine the Winter Olympics successful Milan, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

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Canada finishes radical play with 3 wins and a extremity differential of plus-17.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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